Sam Mendes Will Preach To Comic Book Fans
By George 'El Guapo' Roush on October 30, 2008
From the trades:

Sam Mendes will direct a bigscreen adaptation of the supernatural graphic novel "Preacher" for Columbia Pictures.

Created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, graphic novel focuses on the preacher of a Texas town, who is struggling to get by and is driven only by his strong moral sense. When the city is decimated by an otherworldly force, he embarks on a journey across the country to take on the evil.


Supernatural project is a departure for Mendes, who is best known for tackling suburban angst in such films as "American Beauty" and the upcoming Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet starrer "Revolutionary Road."


But Mendes isn’t new to the world of comicbooks: His drama "Road to Perdition" was also adapted from a graphic novel.


Neal Moritz ("I Am Legend") is producing through his Sony-based Original banner alongside Kickstart Prods.’ FilmJason Netter ("Wanted"). Ken Levin and Ori Marmur exec produce.

Columbia is also developing another Ennis comicbook, "The Boys," which Moritz and Netter are producing together.

The 75-issue "Preacher" series, which ran from 1995-2000, has been lauded with numerous kudos, including four Eisner Awards.


Source: The trades
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Comments
garth ennis
Commented By: !_! on 2008-10-30 00:39:51
this an alright graphic novel, but i still prefer garth ennis take on THE PUNISHER.
Colin Ferrel...
Commented By: Superzero on 2008-10-30 08:46:06
as Cassiday! Plain and simple.
Preacher Movie
Commented By: Victor Bourdon on 2008-10-30 09:30:59
Whoever does this movie has as uphill battle! Touchy material, needs to have no fear of it. Respect the material & you will cinematic gold! And besides, the entire storyline was awesome!!! All of it classic!!!

Commented By: Storymark on 2008-10-30 12:56:30
Preacher is miles ahead of The Punisher.
Look at the summary
Commented By: Mida on 2008-10-30 13:43:56
DID they even read the book? He's a Preacher for like 1 issue and he's on a mission against God, not evil. Sounds like they want to turn this into Constantine 2.
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Commented By: Boss on 2008-10-30 19:45:00
If the director doenst fuk around this will be goood
interesting choice of director
on 2008-10-31 02:02:15
I think Sam can do a great job on this, hes not afraid to show nudity or violence so long as the story is respectful to the source material it could be kick ass.