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Added by G-Man on Jan. 22, 2009
There were originally plans to have Preacher as an HBO show but they canceled because it was "too dark and too violent and too controversial." How will it be as a movie? Let's hope Colombia will do the movie justice.
If you haven't read Preacher (written by Garth Ennis), check out Jesse Custer's page to get an idea.
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i dont think there should be a movie of Preacher. i mean, comics readers have to have something to call our own, and these books are very much our holy grail.( how ironic)
Hope it doesn't go through. Crap. Ennis is crap. He just "writes" offensive crap to be offensive, he has no merit. Crap.
Too dark, too violent, too controversial??? Didn't HBO have Oz? Is Preacher really that hardcore?????
YES!
I've been waiting for Preacher movie/series news since I started reading it. I really hope this pans out.
I've been waiting for Preacher movie/series news since I started reading it. I really hope this pans out.
mrenb said:
Sure, it's crude, offensive, and blasphemous.
However, Preacher definitely pulled me in with the characters. Herr Star was a huge, hilarious jerk; I felt bad for liking Cassidy at times; ect.
To me, he didn't write a bunch of fluff and dress it up to stun readers.
"Hope it doesn't go through. Crap. Ennis is crap. He just "writes" offensive crap to be offensive, he has no merit. Crap."
Sure, it's crude, offensive, and blasphemous.
However, Preacher definitely pulled me in with the characters. Herr Star was a huge, hilarious jerk; I felt bad for liking Cassidy at times; ect.
To me, he didn't write a bunch of fluff and dress it up to stun readers.
a movie? I've only started Preacher, barely got into it (but love it already) but is it a movie type of comic? isn't it too lengthy for a single movie and the story too set in stone to do what they do with other comic book movies (where they do a super character's origin and such and than make up things that have nothing to do with the comics)
As mentioned, it was supposed to be an HBO series. Not sure how a movie would go. Obviously it wouldn't tell the whole story. We'll have to see how the script turns out.
Three of those were Tim Burton movies, I wonder if he has any interest in directing.
John August is also the dude that wrote the screenplay(s) for the Captain Marvel movie that may or may not be happening.
I think I would like preacher much better as a comic then a movie. Why must they turn EVERY comic into a movie?
I just started reading preacher to and so far i love it, but i would rather that Showtime (since HBO pulled bitch) pick it up because i can't see it as a movie, enless they were planning on making 9 of them
I wonder if Sam Mendes is the right man to direct? See the NYT review of Revolutionaty Road that thinks he wasn't right for that. Seems to me Sam Mendes comes with a too heavy hand that's not right for the irony, the black humor of Preacher...
There's no way they can do Preacher in one movie, or not get an NC-17 rating. It's gonna cause a huge stir if/when it starts to receive publicity. Christians will not be happy. I can't see a movie ever being released, even if they tamed it down to an R rating. Are there really that many people that will see commercials for this movie and want to see it?
Id love to see this movie, but ill agree with Korg in some respects. Theirs no way to do the entirety of Preacher in one freaking movie
They should just do a movie of say the Preacher Special for Saint of Killers or something, that they could manage...there's not even as much swearing or stuff against God in it that would turn off the "Christians".
i dont think there should be a movie of Preacher. i mean, comics readers have to have something to call our own, and these books are very much our holy grail.( how ironic)
@kev17 said:
when a comic is controversial, only people who read comics know about it...when a film is controversial, the whole world jumps to their feet in outrage
" i dont think there should be a movie of Preacher. i mean, comics readers have to have something to call our own, and these books are very much our holy grail.( how ironic) "besides that, it would be such a limited audience due to the Rated R, and just a bunch of controversy due to the entire concept
when a comic is controversial, only people who read comics know about it...when a film is controversial, the whole world jumps to their feet in outrage
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