Originally Posted By Skellington88 According to TIME magazine the new Disney/Pixar company is interested in making a movie based on Will Eisner's The Spirit. The article mentions Brad Bird (director of the Incredibles) attached to the project. Check it out: <a href="http://www.time.com/time/archive/pre...154215" target="_blank">http://www.time.com/time/archi ve/pre...154215</a>,00.html I hope it happens!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Maybe this one... <a href="http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0" target="_blank">http://www.time.com/time/archi ve/preview/0</a>,10987,1154215,00.html
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Would you beleive this... <a href="http://maketiny.com/5Z" target="_blank">http://maketiny.com/5Z</a>
Originally Posted By JeffG Before anyone asks, Will Eisner is not related to Michael, as far as I know. He was a comic book writer that came to prominance in the 1930s and 1940s. He passed away about a year ago. In an odd irony, though, his publishing partner was named Jerry Iger and together they ran a publishing company called Eisner & Iger Publishing. -Jeff
Originally Posted By Skellington88 Actually Jerry Iger is Bob Iger's Uncle. It says so on Wikipedia.com
Originally Posted By electra Brad cant let go of the superheros heh? actually I dont know anything about Spirit, but it was an old comic book, right? and Im assuming its not owned by either of the big guns, Marvel or DC(cuz if it is its NOT gonna happen)...
Originally Posted By JeffG Here is a link to a Wikipedia article about "The Spirit" <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spirit" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T he_Spirit</a> It looks like DC Comics actually does own the rights to it currently. That makes it somewhat unlikely that a film version would not be Warner Bros, but I'm not sure a deal would be impossible if Pixar really wanted to take it on. -Jeff
Originally Posted By DVC_dad Who is Will Eisner? I know its not one of Michael's sons as I now have an Anders and am considering Breck for my next child.
Originally Posted By TheRedhead Will Eisner is a comic book legend. They've named one of the highest awards you could get in comics after him. I've read some of "Spirit," and it never really appealed to me, though it was probably a decade ago when I read it. Like JeffG says, I woouldn't be surprised either if Warner Bros and Disney/Pixar got into bed for this if Brad Bird really fleshed out a great screenplay. I can't imagine WB EVER seriously planned on doing a film adaptation in our lifetime, but I'm sure if they found the right guy, they'd be willing to make some money. Brad Bird, of anyone in Hollywood right now, would be the right guy.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA See the URL below. <a href="http://www.willeisner.com/" target="_blank">http://www.willeisner.com/</a> All you wanted to know about Will Eisner.
Originally Posted By basil fan I remember reading one issue, & it wasn't for me. Star Wars Glitches <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/glitch/swglitch.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ glitch/swglitch.html</a>
Originally Posted By electra WB? but didnt WB basically kick Brad's Iron Giant to the curb? yeah...not gonna happen.
Originally Posted By JeffG The fact that Bird made one Warner Bros film that flopped (possibly partly due to poor promotion) is not likely to have any impact on him working for or with them again, if the project is right. That kind of thing happens in Hollywood all the time. -Jeff
