by Shawn Madden Valiant Moving Forward With ‘Harbinger’ Film Adaptation

With the film currently stalled at Paramount, Valiant Entertainment Group has chosen to move forward themselves with a film adaptation of Harbinger. The company has brought back Stephen Susco (Texas Chainsaw 3D) to pen the script for the film. This part is great news. The only bad news is that the potential director attached is Brett Ratner, but keep in mind that potential director doesn’t necessarily mean that he actually will be directing the film. If he does get brought on to direct, could Ratner redeem himself here for X-Men: The Last Stand?

The film originally in development over at Paramount, but underlying rights issues in the whole Fox and Warner Bros. lawsuit over Watchmen has stalled the project. Well, instead of going the the studio route, Valiant has “chosen to seek financing and was given a capital infusion from private investment company Cuneo & Co. and partnered with former Marvel CEO and vice chairman Peter Cuneo to relaunch and independently develop their own library of over 1,500 titles.”

The series, which was created by Jim Shooter, is a dark and modern twist on the mutant/superhero mythology and follows Pete Stanchek, a teenager- turned-superhero and his battle with a equally powerful industrialist. If you’ve never read an issue of Harbinger, do yourself a favor and check the series out. You won’t be disappointed.

Source: Variety