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<i>Y: The Last Man</i> Lands Director  

Y: The Last Man Lands Director

New Line Cinema has hired Dan Trachtenberg, a commercials director who gained attention for his live-action fan short based on the video game Portal, to helm the recently revived adaptation of Y: The Last Man.

NBC Returning to <i>Midnight, Mass.</i>  

NBC Returning to Midnight, Mass.

NBC, which first put Midnight, Mass. into development in 2009, has again picked up the rights to John Rozum’s 2002 Vertigo miniseries about world-famous husband-and-wife occult investigators.

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Finally, <i>Y: The Last Man</i> Adaptation <br />Is a Priority For New Line Cinema  

Finally, Y: The Last Man Adaptation
Is a Priority For New Line Cinema

Less than six months after New Line Cinema revived the long-stalled Y: The Last Man, the studio is reportedly making the long-stalled adaptation of the acclaimed Vertigo comic by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra a priority.

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Jill Thompson’s <i>Sandman</i> <br />Movie Pitch Art Is For Sale  

Jill Thompson’s Sandman
Movie Pitch Art Is For Sale

Neil Gaiman spotlights Jill Thompson’s Sandman illustrations created for a Warner Bros. move pitch that never got off the ground. The concept art is now available for purchase.

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New Line Revives <i>Y: The Last Man</i>, Sets Sights on New Screenwriters  

New Line Revives Y: The Last Man, Sets Sights on New Screenwriters

New Line Cinema is in final negotiations with Human Target writers Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia to pen Y: The Last Man, the long stalled adaptation of the acclaimed comic series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.

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<i>Fables</i> Creator Asks Readers to ‘Disarm’ in <i>Once Upon a Time</i> Feud  

Fables Creator Asks Readers to ‘Disarm’ in Once Upon a Time Feud

Fables creator Bill Willingham dismisses accusations that ABC’s new fairy tale drama Once Upon a Time ripped off his acclaimed Vertigo comic series.

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WB Apparently ‘Eager’ For <i>Potter’s</i> David Yates To Helm <i>Fables</i> Movie  

WB Apparently ‘Eager’ For Potter’s David Yates To Helm Fables Movie

A year-old rumor has surfaced again connecting Harry Potter director David Yates to a movie based on the acclaimed Vertigo comic series. He’s also an apparent contender to helm the big-screen adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand.

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David S. Goyer To Adapt Vertigo’s <i>100 Bullets</i> For Showtime  

David S. Goyer To Adapt Vertigo’s 100 Bullets For Showtime

The writer of The Dark Knight Rises and Man of Steel will write and produce a television series based on the sprawling, award-winning crime saga by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso.

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Gaiman: <i>Sandman</i> TV Series Will Only Happen With ‘Perfect Person’  

Gaiman: Sandman TV Series Will Only Happen With ‘Perfect Person’

The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman clarified that status of the television adaptation, saying that while he and DC Entertainment will likely talk to a lot of potential developers this year, no one has actually optioned the rights.

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For <i>Preacher</i>, DJ Caruso Wants Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf, Alex Pettyfer  

For Preacher, DJ Caruso Wants Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf, Alex Pettyfer

Preacher director DJ Caruso reveals he’s spoken with Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf and Alex Pettyfer about starring in his Sony Pictures adaptation of the acclaimed comic series.

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<i>The Sandman</i> TV Adaptation <br />‘Is Awake,’ Geoff Johns Says  

The Sandman TV Adaptation
‘Is Awake,’ Geoff Johns Says

DC Entertainment’s chief creative officer insists the planned television adaptation of The Sandman is still active, with the involvement of creator Neil Gaiman.

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<i>The Sandman</i> TV Series Stalls  

The Sandman TV Series Stalls

Supernatural creator Eric Kripke, who was the frontrunner to develop the adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed Vertigo comic, says a television series isn’t in the works, “at least for this season.”

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