The Goon
Posted by Rodneyon 03. 07. 2008in News Chat
For those of you that are fans of the comic The Goon, we have good news for you today. It appears Dark Horse is setting the wheels in motion for a CG amimated feature. We get wind of this news from our friends at comingsoon:
Dark Horse Entertainment, David Fincher and animation house Blur Studios are teaming up to bring cult comic The Goon to the big screen as a CG-animated film. Created by Eric Powell in 1999, the comic follows the adventures of a muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary enforcer for a feared mobster. The stories have a paranormal and comedic edge to them and concern ghosts, zombies, mad scientists and “skunk apes.”
Powell, who broke the news Wednesday on his website, would write the screenplay for “Goon,” and Fincher would produce. No studio is yet attached, and deals are being negotiated. Dark Horse, which has a first-look deal with Universal, is aiming to develop the project in-house before setting it up.
Now that Marvel and DC have set themselves up to make a myriad of films, and truckloads of money, it’s no surprise to me that Dark Horse and other companies will follow suit. Not only is it an opportunity to make cash, but if the film goes off – it’s the best advertising that you could hope for.
I haven’t read The Goon, but beseech those of you that have to please share your thoughts with us in the comments section. Is CG the right decision, or would you have preferred 2D or live action? Is this a story that will lend itself well to the silver screen or would you prefer if they left the story be? Fill us in, share your thoughts, educate us all!
I am interested in learning what this “skunk ape” business is all about.
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I haven’t read “The Goon” but I am familiar with Eric Powell’s art, and all the wonderful work that Blur Studios has done (they do A LOT of cut scenes for video games). This is a perfect match! Blur Studios will be able to bring the action and the power of the Goon to life.
I would also like to remind you that Dark Horse is hardly new to comic book movies though. They had one of the very first ones with “The Mask”. They are also responsible for “Hellboy”, “Sin City”, and “300″. Sorry, don’t mean to nit-pick, but I am a hard-core comics fan-boy.
thanks; and keep up the good work.
” it’s no surprise to me that Dark Horse and other companies will follow”
The first look deal with DH and Universal had been on since 1997.
@Trout
Don’t forget about ye ol’ Timecop and the TimeCop spinoffs.
:)
The Goon is hilarious. As long as they maintain the humor from the comic we’ll be fine.
FUCK! FUCK! FUCK! Walking Dead is the longest running independent comic (behind HellBoy), increasing in sales every month and they keep overlooking it, WTF?!?!
I nearly peed myself reading this. I absolutely love the Goon. It takes place in a city partially controlled by Zombies. The Goon is the only person who the Zombies fear, so he keeps a tight “mob-rule” over his part of town and keeps the people safe.
That’s a quick premise, the Goon is tough and will kick Zombie ass in this movie, his sidekick Frankie will undoubtedly provide some great comic moments, there will be large, talking spiders, sexy ladies, and it will also be dark and gritty with Goon’s backstory (no spoilers here).
I was actually fantasizing about a Goon movie last night, so this is a pretty amazing surprise today! After Hellboy was released and with Hellboy II coming up fast, I am not surprised to have Dark Horse exploring their options.
Oh.. and having David Fincher attached to this made me pee even more. SO excited!
i have always loved dark horse comics cause they were on a differant level then the other co.’s i wish they would make a vs. movie with batman vs predator hahaa but any ways ya basically the goon is differant then anything out there….he pretty much kills wird creatures from all aspects and there is the usual dark horse comedy that every series has….u know dark humor but gritty….go go go!
This is the best news I have ever read in my life. This is my favorite comic book. I have the entire run and cannot live without it. Fincher AS WELL! I fucking nearly destroyed my roommates face by my screams of joy. I would have preferred 2D, but I absolutely cannot argue as long as their is a film. !!!
For those of you saying you haven’t read the Goon – WTF are you waiting for!?! READ IT!!! – one of the greatest comics ever. Not only hilarious, but filled with cultural references, great writing, and fully-fleshed characters (well except for the zombies!). I think CG is a great choice and with Fincher on board and Powell writing the script it will be AMAZING! Knife to the eye!!!