Uni bids big Boom for 'Talent' comic
'Talent' contest
June 9, 2006
Universal Pictures has "Talent."
The studio won the rights to the Boom Studios comic book in a heated bidding war that involved five studios including DreamWorks and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Written by Christopher Golden and novelist Tom Sniegoski and drawn by Paul Azaceta, the four-issue miniseries follows a 34-year-old college professor who is the lone survivor of a plane crash. He discovers he has mysteriously taken on the "talents" of those who died in the crash and finds that the attributes are a blessing and a curse.
Marc Platt will produce the film adaptation along with Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby via their Boom Entertainment Inc. banner.
Nicole Brown of Marc Platt Prods. brought the comic book to the studio.
Donna Langley, Jeff Kirschenbaum and David Ortiz will oversee the project for the studio.
The studio won the rights to the Boom Studios comic book in a heated bidding war that involved five studios including DreamWorks and Warner Bros. Pictures.
Written by Christopher Golden and novelist Tom Sniegoski and drawn by Paul Azaceta, the four-issue miniseries follows a 34-year-old college professor who is the lone survivor of a plane crash. He discovers he has mysteriously taken on the "talents" of those who died in the crash and finds that the attributes are a blessing and a curse.
Marc Platt will produce the film adaptation along with Ross Richie and Andrew Cosby via their Boom Entertainment Inc. banner.
Nicole Brown of Marc Platt Prods. brought the comic book to the studio.
Donna Langley, Jeff Kirschenbaum and David Ortiz will oversee the project for the studio.
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