Exclusive: Amazon is developing Halcyon, a sci-fi thriller drama series for Prime Video, based on Christopher Long’s graphic novel Hiding In Time, from Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow and his Metronome Film Company and Andrew Mittman’s 1.21. MGM Television, where Mittman is under an overall deal, is the studio. Trevorrow directs the pilot.
Created by Richard Smith, who penned the pilot, Halcyon is a paranoid sci-fi thriller in which the Witness Protection Program relocates families to various eras in time. The series unravels a conspiracy that emerges when this seemingly infallible system is breached.
Davey Holmes will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Smith will executive produce along with Trevorrow via Metronome, Mittman for 1.21, and Lloyd Braun.
Trevorrow made his directing debut with Sundance hit Safety Not Guaranteed. Handpicked by Steven Spielberg, Trevorrow went on to relaunch the Jurassic Park franchise with Jurassic World in 2015, which...
Created by Richard Smith, who penned the pilot, Halcyon is a paranoid sci-fi thriller in which the Witness Protection Program relocates families to various eras in time. The series unravels a conspiracy that emerges when this seemingly infallible system is breached.
Davey Holmes will serve as showrunner and executive producer. Smith will executive produce along with Trevorrow via Metronome, Mittman for 1.21, and Lloyd Braun.
Trevorrow made his directing debut with Sundance hit Safety Not Guaranteed. Handpicked by Steven Spielberg, Trevorrow went on to relaunch the Jurassic Park franchise with Jurassic World in 2015, which...
- 12/15/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Joseph Baxter Mar 6, 2018
MGM seems keen to capture the attention of Vikings and Outlander fans with an adaptation of the Image Comics miniseries, Hiding In Time...
Hiding In Time may not immediately spring to mind when it comes to things from the archives of Image Comics that should be adapted in live-action form. However, MGM Television has enough interest, and it just optioned the rights to the seemingly-forgotten comic book miniseries, with plans to adapt it for the small screen, according to Deadline.
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The studio has tapped screenwriter Richard Smith to write the series, based on the three-issue miniseries written by Christopher E. Long,...
MGM seems keen to capture the attention of Vikings and Outlander fans with an adaptation of the Image Comics miniseries, Hiding In Time...
Hiding In Time may not immediately spring to mind when it comes to things from the archives of Image Comics that should be adapted in live-action form. However, MGM Television has enough interest, and it just optioned the rights to the seemingly-forgotten comic book miniseries, with plans to adapt it for the small screen, according to Deadline.
See related Luke Cage: making a star of a lesser-known character Jessica Jones season 2: episode titles and fantastic pulp covers released Iron Fist season 2: Alice Eve joins the cast Daredevil season 3: Vincent D’Onofrio teases Fisk's evolution The Punisher season 2 adds Supergirl's Floriana Lima
The studio has tapped screenwriter Richard Smith to write the series, based on the three-issue miniseries written by Christopher E. Long,...
- 3/5/2018
- Den of Geek
Jackson Stewart, writer of Supernatural and Invasion Roswell and William Rot, director of Trick is proud to announce the premiere of their new short, The Cartridge Family.
The Cartridge Family premiered on Screw Attack this morning. Mel Nixon Productions and Screw Attack have joined forces to give you a look at the video game crossover you never imagined! Now they smash their way onto the scene with the outrageous, hilarious short… The Cartridge Family.
Created by Jackson Stewart (“Supernatural”) and directed by William Rot (“Trick”) with an impressive cast Aj Bowen (“You’re Next”), Graham Skipper (“Almost Human”), Mekenna Melvin (TV’s “Chuck”), Barbara Crampton (“Re-Animator”) and Jeremy Slater (writer of Fox’s upcoming “Fantastic Four”), The Cartridge Family finds Jason, a thirty something gamer, residing with his favorite 8-bit game heroes; Sergio, Roboman and Twink (composites of Mario, Megaman and Link) and must help them face their greatest challenge yet – finding jobs.
The Cartridge Family premiered on Screw Attack this morning. Mel Nixon Productions and Screw Attack have joined forces to give you a look at the video game crossover you never imagined! Now they smash their way onto the scene with the outrageous, hilarious short… The Cartridge Family.
Created by Jackson Stewart (“Supernatural”) and directed by William Rot (“Trick”) with an impressive cast Aj Bowen (“You’re Next”), Graham Skipper (“Almost Human”), Mekenna Melvin (TV’s “Chuck”), Barbara Crampton (“Re-Animator”) and Jeremy Slater (writer of Fox’s upcoming “Fantastic Four”), The Cartridge Family finds Jason, a thirty something gamer, residing with his favorite 8-bit game heroes; Sergio, Roboman and Twink (composites of Mario, Megaman and Link) and must help them face their greatest challenge yet – finding jobs.
- 10/9/2013
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Scribe Mark Protosevich ("Thor," "I Am Legend") has optioned the film rights to David Server and Jackson Lanzing's upcoming comic mini-series "Freakshow" and could potentially direct the adaptation reports Variety.
Protosevich will pen the script which tells the story of five young people who are turned into mutants by a cataclysmic chemical explosion. The group must decide whether to use their newfound powers to save the city or seek revenge on those responsible.
Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein are slated to produce...
Protosevich will pen the script which tells the story of five young people who are turned into mutants by a cataclysmic chemical explosion. The group must decide whether to use their newfound powers to save the city or seek revenge on those responsible.
Sheldon Turner and Jennifer Klein are slated to produce...
- 7/28/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The San Diego Comic Con is a giant tangle of new publications, and it can be difficult to sort out the good from the bad. One title I came across on the last day of the con (the only time I got to wander the show floor at my own pace) was Freakshow, from writers David Server and Jackson Lanzing and artist Joe Suitor. And I'm glad I did because, for one, I enjoyed the book, and having read it I've got a better frame of reference from which to talk about the fact that I Am Legend and Thor screenwriter Mark Protosevich has optioned the comic. He'll write the script, and it may become his directorial debut. Variety says that Protosevich is working with Sheldon Turner (Up in the Air) and Jennifer Klein to produce the film. The trade quotes a very enthusiastic Protosevich talking about the comic: In...
- 7/27/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Warner Bros. has picked up the rights to the comic book miniseries "Hiding in Time," setting writer Beau Thorne to adapt. Dan Lin is producing via his Lin Pictures shingle.
The story is set in a not-too-distant future in which the Witness Protection Program uses time travel to relocate high-value witnesses into the past for safe keeping. When the program is compromised, a government scientist must travel back through the greatest moments in history to help a master thief rescue his old crew from the assassins sent back by their former employer.
The comic, created by Christopher Long and illustrated by Ryan Winn, was published by Image Shadowline.
Jon Silk brought the comics into Lin Pictures and will serve as co-producer and oversee for Lin Pictures. Ray Miller at Archetype will co-produce, and the company's David Server at Archetype will associate produce.
Sarah Schechter oversees for Warners.
Thorne wrote the video game adaptation "Max Payne," which stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Ludacris. He is repped by Caa and Mad Hatter Entertainment.
The story is set in a not-too-distant future in which the Witness Protection Program uses time travel to relocate high-value witnesses into the past for safe keeping. When the program is compromised, a government scientist must travel back through the greatest moments in history to help a master thief rescue his old crew from the assassins sent back by their former employer.
The comic, created by Christopher Long and illustrated by Ryan Winn, was published by Image Shadowline.
Jon Silk brought the comics into Lin Pictures and will serve as co-producer and oversee for Lin Pictures. Ray Miller at Archetype will co-produce, and the company's David Server at Archetype will associate produce.
Sarah Schechter oversees for Warners.
Thorne wrote the video game adaptation "Max Payne," which stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis and Ludacris. He is repped by Caa and Mad Hatter Entertainment.
- 7/1/2008
- by By Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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