This post relates to: Jesse Custer, Arseface, Garth Ennis
I like Robert Rodriguez. He's obviously a talented director. Look at some of the stuff he's done. Sure the first thing that comes to mind is most likely Sin City. You have to remember that this guy also did Spy Kids (never saw any of them). He also did From Dusk to Dawn, Desperado, and The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl. So he has some range. He can do stuff for the kids and us bigger kids. I think Robert Rodriguez directing something from Garth Ennis just makes sense.
Turns out director Howard Deutch is no longer on the project. Deutch, who previously worked with Mark Steven Johnson on 'Grumpier Old Men', had been set to direct the initial episode since the development of the project was announced last November. His attachment raised a few eyebrows among fans as the director is not really known for helming edgy material like a 'Preacher' show would have to be.
Word is Robert Rodriguez is circling the project and he's just one of many top-shelf directors interested in the series.
Will having the man behind the brilliant 'Sin City' adaptation at the helm assuage the fears of fans who blanched at the notion of the Johnson writing and producing the project?
It's not official yet. The same website above listed the ways to contact HBO to demand a Preacher show and have it made the right way. Click here: www.comics2film.com/b/index.php for HBO's e-mail, message boards, and telephone number.
Thanks to Le Francais for this.
