Sat Mar 8, 2008 3:31PM2 comments ›
Sat Mar 8, 2008 — by Wade Gum
Warner Bros. Acquires Rights to 'Bone'
Studio bones up on their comic properties

Warner Bros. has plenty of comic book properties of their own to adapt, given that they own DC Comics, but apparently they want a few more. The studio has optioned the rights to adapt Jeff Smith's Bone series of comics into a feature-length film.
Smith will serve as executive producer on the film, while Dan Lin, who has worked on such films as The Departed, TMNT, Alexander and 10,000 BC, will produce.
Whether or not the adaptation is live-action or animated will be determined by meetings between the filmmakers.
Previously, an adaptation of Bone was in development by Nickelodeon Films, but the project fell through due to the direction of the project and Smith's desire to not exclusively aim the film at children.
(via Hollywood Reporter)
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Comments (2)
Van Jensen (7:31 PM on Sat Mar 8, 2008)
I just finished One Volume Edition and wondered whether anything was going on with the movie. I can't remember if it was from talking to Jeff or reading another interview with him, but the main hangup with Nickelodeon was that they wanted to make Bone along the same lines as Disney movies. When Jeff refused to have kid-friendly songs inserted into the story, the deal fell through.
Tom Fitzpatrick (10:00 AM on Sun Mar 9, 2008)
You know, if they do the movie the same way BEOWULF was done, it might be well received.
No kid-friendly (or country-music) songs please!!!