- Sam Raimi Wants to 'Get Back to the Basics' on Spider-Man 4 (111 Comments)
- Must Watch: Teaser Trailer for A Nightmare on Elm Street! (109 Comments)
- Must Watch: Intense Trailer for Mel Gibson's Edge of Darkness (81 Comments)
- Must Watch: Second Official Trailer for Lee Daniels' Precious (78 Comments)
- Check These Out: High Res New Na'vi Photos from Avatar! (77 Comments)
- Paul Blart Director Steve Carr Hired for the Short Circuit Remake (Oct 27, 2009)
- Hitman's Xavier Gens Set to Direct Action Thriller 'The Fallout' (Oct 27, 2009)
- Bruckheimer & Straczynski Adapting 2K's Shattered Union (Oct 27, 2009)
- Steve Carell on Par for Rick Reilly Golf Comedy 'Missing Links' (Oct 26, 2009)
- Jason Reitman Calls Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim 'Matrix for Love' (Oct 26, 2009)
- Matt Damon & Josh Brolin Joining the Coen Brothers' True Grit (Oct 26, 2009)
- Ricky Gervais to Host the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards (Oct 26, 2009)
- Woody Allen's New Film Titled 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger' (Oct 26, 2009)
| Inglourious Basterds | 10/10 |
| It Might Get Loud | 9/10 |
| Inglourious Basterds | 8.5/10 |
| Star Trek | 9/10 |
| Monsters vs Aliens | 5/10 |
Cryptozoo Crew Graphic Novel Being Adapted by Alcon
August 16, 2008
by Alex Billington
The latest graphic novel to get the Hollywood treatment is Cryptozoo Crew, written by Jerry Carr and Allan Gross and published by NBM. Unfortunately, it sounds more like a kids cartoon more than anything, but take a look for yourself. Cryptozoo follows a member of a secret organization charged with protecting the identity of strange and rare animals classified as Cryptids, who teams with a beautiful doctor in a quest to protect a one-of-a-kind species from falling into the wrong hands. The screenplay is being adapted by Joe Gazzam of the upcoming Scared Straight and 21 Jump Street. No director has been attached yet, but project is being developed at Alcon Entertainment within Warner Brothers.
The comic series was first published in 2005 by NBM Publishing. You can tell from the cover as well, but Cryptozoologist Tork Darwyn and his wife Tara encounter creatures like yetis, thunderbirds and other strange and exotic creatures. I'm only slightly interested in this whole thing to begin with, but I'm curious whether it will be something PG oriented for kids or something like Land of the Lost aimed at older generations. If you're curious about the series or potentially want to pick up some copies to add to your comic collection, you can head over to: CryptozooCrewOnline.com. We'll be keeping our eye on this project as it develops. Hopefully they pick a solid director and hopefully the story turns out entertaining.
•  |
Related Articles
- » Matz's French Graphic Novel 'Headshot' Being Adapted
- » More Zombies: Graphic Novel 'Fragile' Becoming a Feature Film
- » Warren Ellis' Sci-Fi Comic 'Ocean' Being Adapted
- » Matz's Cyclops is Getting Adapted by James Mangold
- » Joe Hill's Locke and Key Being Adapted As Well
- » Paramount Picks Up SLG's Agnes Quill Graphic Novel
Reader Feedback - 3 Comments »
1
Whats with the sleuth of graphic novel adaptations? I mean I love graphic novels but Cryptzoo? Really?
John on Aug 16, 2008
2
if they do a series and change the creature each time like sasquatch first, loch ness,second,so on and so forth,and make it either pg13 or r it could be a really great franchise
chris on Aug 17, 2008
3
I actually work at at a competing studio and read Gazzam's Jump Street script — it was really, REALLY good. Given that he also wrote "Scared Straight" which I've not read, but hear is great — I have high hopes for the project. And chances are, the script will depart quite a bit from the graphic novel — they often do.
LeeF on Aug 17, 2008