J. Michael Straczynski To Pen Big Screen Adaptation Of Valiant’s ‘Shadowman’

Well, this is unexpected. Deadline reports that Valiant Entertainment and producer Sean Daniel (The Mummy) have teamed up to bring Shadowman to the big screen. J. Michael Straczynski, who probably needs no introduction, has signed on to write the script for the film. The logline for the film, according to the site, is as follows:

“The forces of darkness are determined to claim New Orleans as their own, and Jack Boniface must accept the legacy he was born to uphold, in order to stop them. As Shadowman, Jack is about to become the only thing that stands between his city and an army of unspeakable monstrosities from beyond the night. He must pay a high price and master his new abilities before Master Darque brings down the wall between reality and the eldritch darkness of the Deadside.”

Straczynski stated:

“Shadowman is a character who lives in a unique world that mixes the modern world with that which is most ancient within us. The New Orleans vibe and history, and the struggle to find a balance with the personality within him, is a perfect dramatic vehicle. We’ve already finished the outline and there’s a lot of action, much of it unique to what Shadowman can do…but at the core of it, there’s a strong character, world and mythology that can be explored across multiple subsequent films. This is gonna be fun.”

 

Valiant has a new Shadowman series hitting stands next month from the creative team of Patrick Zircher and Justin Jordan. Of all of their characters this is definitely that last one expected but could turn out to be the most interesting. As usual, sound off with your thoughts in the box below.