Dan Trachtenberg Signs On To Direct ‘Y: The Last Man’

Well, this was definitely unexpected. It appears that New Line Cinema is moving forward with an adaptation of the the cult classic Y: The Last Man, and has out Dan Trachtenberg in the directors chair for the film. Trachtenberg is a relative unknown, most known for his commercial work, put himself on the map after he created a short film Portal: No Escape, based on the popular, Portal, video game. The short was well received and went on to receive six million hits in the first two months.

Y: The Last Man is the dystopian science fiction comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra published by Vertigo beginning in 2002. It focuses on only man to survive the apparent simultaneous death of every male mammal on Earth. The 60 issue series has gone on to win five Eisner Awards.

An adaptation of the series has been in production since 2007. Back in March of 2012 writers Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia entered final negotiations to write New Line’s adaptation of the series. The film is being produced by Benderspink and David Goyer, with Sam Brown and David Neustadter overseeing for New Line.

Source: Deadline