Miller & Gibbons Think ‘Martha Washington’ Good for the Screen
Dave Gibbons mentioned to Digital Spy that another of his comic properties is being eyed for the big screen. "There’s been nothing picked up,” he admitted. “There was a series I did with Frank Miller called Martha Washington, which in fact is longer than Watchmen, it’s about 500 pages. Frank’s enjoying a certain amount of success in Hollywood and I wouldn’t be surprised if something happens with that. I think that would make a great movie. People misunderstand Frank, they think he’s very grim and right-wing, but he’s got his tongue very firmly in his cheek. Martha Washington is a war story but it’s quite satirical and I think has a strange resonance with what’s happening in the world today."
Miller also seems interested in the project, telling Splash Page, “It’s just a matter of finding the right venue, because Martha Washington isn’t a movie, it’s a series. It would have to be like 12 episodes to fit the whole story in. I would not let it be truncated.”
First published in 1990 as Give me Liberty, Martha has appeared in subsequent tales by the duo, all published by Dark Horse Comics. They announced a Martha Washington Omnibus, collecting every page, but it remains off their schedule.
I'd guess that, if it does get made, Miller won't be directing…
I wonder who'd be best to play Martha, Rosario Dawson? (sigh)
If this comes to a Movie or SERIES. I will cry. I LOVE THIS STORY. Martha would have to be played by some awesome unknown or Jada Pinkett-Smith, If Angela Bassett was younger she would be perfect!
Found the perfect person for the role. Young actress named SHEREEKA EPPS. She played the little girl opposite Ryan Gosling in the movie "HALF NELSON". She is absolutly perfect for the role!! :)