After the smash big-screen success of Rob Liefeld's comic book creation Deadpool, Hollywood has been looking to see what other Liefeld creations should make the vault to the big screen. Coming up next on the docket? Prophet, about a vulnerable, transient man named John Prophet who undergoes various medical experiments and becomes a tortured supersoldier in the process (think Captain America with PTSD). Studio 8 (White Boy Rick) acquired the screen rights in 2018, and Marc Guggenheim (Arrow) was attached to write the screenplay two years later. Now, in an exclusive interview with our very own Coy Jandreau, …

Marc Guggenheim is a busy, busy man. One of the Arrowverse's chief architects was just set on the script for Sony's Jackpot movie yesterday, but what does that mean for his adaptation of Rob Liefield's Prophet? When Guggenheim hopped on the phone with Collider's Christina Radish to talk Legends of Tomorrow, the writer also offered an update on his big-screen superhero project. Guggenheim is still plugging away at Prophet—which is set up at Jeff Robinov‘s Studio 8—and trying to find a unique way into the crowded comic book movie world. [caption id="…

Damn. When Russell Crowe gets Unhinged, he gets unhinged. Merely one day after we reported on Crowe's psychological thriller Unhinged earning the notorious reputation as the first film to be distributed in theaters since the coronavirus quarantine, Variety reports he has signed on to star in American Son, a remake of gritty French crime classic A Prophet. Crowe will play an infamous, ruthless mobster who mentors a young man sent to prison (as of yet uncast) into building a relentless crime syndicate -- all before the young man turns on Crowe himself. I think that -- The Insider notwithstanding -- Crowe is …

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Jeff Robinov's Studio 8 has tapped Arrow scribe Marc Guggenheim to adapt Rob Liefeld's comic Prophet, Collider has confirmed. Deadpool creator Liefeld is producing with Adrian Askarieh (Hitman: Agent 47) and Brooklyn Weaver (Run All Night), while John Hyde and Terissa Kelton are also expected to be involved in a producing capacity. Robinov will apparently also produce with Studio 8 executives John Graham and Guy Danella, who will oversee the Image Comics project for the studio. [caption id="attachment_718264" align="alignright" width="300"] Image via Rob Liefeld, Image Comics[/caption] Deadline reports that Studio 8 plans to build …

From writer/director Rapman, an exciting new visionary voice in cinema, the urban crime drama Blue Story follows best friends Timmy (Stephen Odubola) and Marco (Michael Ward) from opposing London boroughs. When an act of violence divides the young men and places them on rival sides of a seemingly never-ending gang war that can have no happy ending. During this 1-on-1 phone interview with Collider, the South-East London-bred Rapman (also known as Andrew Onwubolu) talked about the experience of writing a script that’s so personal for him, why he was scared to have anyone …

Nowhere Prophet is an exciting tactical card game, blending choice-based adventure elements with compelling strategy and some gorgeous design.