Comic Book Heads: The Boys in Development at Cinemax

[Jello Biafra]

Seth Rogan Bringing The Boys Comic To Cinemax

After bringing Garth Ennis’ Preacher to the screen with the upcoming AMC series, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg and Neal Moritz are tackling another dark and violent comic book by Ennis on cable television. Cinemax has put in development The Boys, from the Preacher team of Rogen and Goldberg’s Point Grey, Moritz’s Original Film and Sony TV.

Developed by Rogen, Goldberg and Supernatural creator Eric Kripke, and to be written by Kripke based on the graphic novel written by Ennis and illustrated by Darick Robertson, the series is set in a time where most of the superheroes are corrupted by their celebrity status and often engage in reckless behavior, compromising the safety of the world. It centers on a CIA squad, known informally as “the boys,” whose job is to keep watch on the proliferation of superheroes and, if necessary, eliminate some of them. Rogen and Goldberg, who helmed the Preacher pilot, are set to direct.

Executive producing The Boys are Original Film’s Moritz, Pavun Shetty and Ori Marmur; Point Grey’s Rogen, Goldberg and James Weaver; Kripke; as well as Ken Levin and Kickstart’s Jason Netter (Preacher). Ennis and Robertson will serve as co-executive producers.

Like with Preacher, which had gone though numerous TV and feature incarnations over 16 years until it was finally made by AMC, The Boys also has had a long development history. Over the past eight years, it had been in the works as a movie at Columbia Pictures and Paramount.

‘The Boys’ Drama Based On Comic Book Set At Cinemax With Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, Original Film & Sony

Seth Rogan is my new hero.

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Maybe the GOAT fukkery comic book.

The shots fired at every superhero ever created

Deadpool was light work compared to this shyt. No way they let them put all of Ennis' madness on TV.

 

[Dominic Brehetto]

When does preacher start?

 

[Jello Biafra]

When does preacher start?

Sunday, May 22nd at 10 pm

 

[Jello Biafra]

Maybe the GOAT fukkery comic book.

The shots fired at every superhero ever created

Deadpool was light work compared to this shyt. No way they let them put all of Ennis' madness on TV.

Being on Cinemax gives them a lot more room to stick as close to the comic than if they were on AMC of FX.

 

[FLATOP]

Seth Rogen and his boys in charge again


Lets wait to see how Preacher turns out first

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Being on Cinemax gives them a lot more room to stick as close to the comic than if they were on AMC of FX.

Fair enough. The book is extreme as fukk though. Like maybe moreso than most other books that I've read. Including 'The Filth'.

They'll definitely have to lose some stuff in adaptation, but I'll check it out regardless. Given the climate of huge superhero movies, now is really the right time to do it.

 

[Tical]

Seth Rogen and his boys in charge again


Lets wait to see how Preacher turns out first

Early word on Preacher has been overwhelmingly positive.

 

[King Crimson]

Maybe the GOAT fukkery comic book.

The shots fired at every superhero ever created

Deadpool was light work compared to this shyt. No way they let them put all of Ennis' madness on TV.

I wonder if they're going to show how Starlighter earns her spot.

 

[bigrodthe1]

This might be the wildest comic I ever read going to be REAL interesting to see how they adapt this to live action

 

[MartyMcFly]

Looks like i need to pick this book up

 

[bigrodthe1]

Looks like i need to pick this book up

without a doubt...one of the few books in the last few years that I checked for EVERY month. The fukkery STAYED on 100

 

[Jazzy B.]

Rogan's got another one

 

[PlayerNinety_Nine]

Looks like i need to pick this book up

To me, it's the craziest thing Ennis has written. And that's saying something.

 

[mr x]