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At the
Spike TV Scream Awards 2008, IESB's Robert Sanchez spoke with MY
CHEMICAL ROMANCE lead singer Gerard Way who also writes the Dark Horse comic
book UMBRELLA ACADEMY.
{sidebar id=1}Way
exclusively told the IESB that UMBRELLA ACADEMY has already been
optioned by Universal Pictures and they've just had their first
meeting about the feature film.
Way
says they are are currently searching for screenwriters and that he
is a big fan of director Alfonso Cuarn. Cuardn is
definitely on Way's wish list but he remains totally open to others
as well.
Also,
so far as his involvement in the film, he wants to be creatively
involved but overall have the film be the vision of a director he
trusts completely.
He has
also spoke with costume designer Colleen Atwood (most recently of
Sweeney Todd: Demon Barber of Fleet Street) about working together on
the film.
Also,
Way revealed that Universal Pictures has suggested writer Diablo Cody
to jump on board.
An
added bonus, UMBRELLA ACADEMY artist Gabriel Ba was nominated at the
Scream Awards for for Best Comic Book Artist and he won!
Click
on the IESB Video thumbnail below to watch IESB's exclusive with
Gerard Way!
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