"Lumberjanes" hit comic series get film treatment at 20th Century FoxJune 1, 2015 - 08:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Lumberjanes" is getting a movie treatment. 20th Century Fox is working on a live-action adaptation of the female-centric comic book series about five young female friends who battle supernatural forces at summer camp, AceShowbiz reports. Described as a fun mix of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" meets "Gravity Falls", the comic book is created by three women; Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, and Noelle Stevenson and is drawn by female illustrator Brooke A. Allen. It was originally planned as a limited eight-part series but went on to become an ongoing series after strong sales and critical acclaim including Best New Series nomination at Eisner Awards. According to TheWrap, Black List scribe Will Widger ("The Munchkin") is tapped to write the script. Ross Richie and Stephen Christy from the comic books' publisher, BOOM! Studios, serve as producers. Fox is reportedly looking for a female director to helm the project. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |