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variety.com - 11/5/2008

Paramount gets behind 'Battling Boy' - Entertainment News, Film News, Media

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Pitt's Plan B to produce Paul Pope adaptation Paramount Pictures has acquired Paul Pope's upcoming graphic novel "Battling Boy," with Brad Pitt's Plan B shingle to produce the adaptation. Gritty tale centers on the son of a god or superhero who comes down from the top of a mountain at his ...

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SFX — ... caper very much in the tradition of classic Ealing comedies," says Chadha. "It's a return for me to the characters and setting of Bend It Like Beckham but in a different genre, namely horror, although I would say that the gore will be easy on the eye." [image] Battling On Paramount has acquired the rights to upcoming graphic novel, Battling Boy, he son of a god or superhero who comes down from the top of a mountain at his father's behest in order to rid a giant city of monsters. Variety reports that Brad Pitt’s production company will produce the movie. The graphic novel, by ...

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io9 — ... Hollywood horror films. Which—if you remember—aren't very funny. And they don't all like each other, either. Even a monster can't stand another monster, this has been proven time and time again. While the movie version has move past this initial option (No writers, directors or stars have been linked to the project yet, and no release date has been announced), we're ready to get in line right now, just to see this kind of thing on the big screen: Paramount gets behind 'Battling Boy' [Variety] ...