Publisher Best Sellers Illustrated has announced that its War of the Worlds graphic novel is being developed as a television mini-series. Richard G. Murphy (Universal Soldier: the Return, Timecop) is producing the adaptation of Stephen Stern’s comic book take on H.G. Wells’ classic sci-fi yarn.
“This is an entirely fresh take on War of the Worlds which focuses on how a diverse group of New Yorkers fights back against the Martians,” says Murphy.
“Steven Spielberg has opined that War of the Worlds is a reflection on how scared we are in the aftermath of 9/11," adds Stern. "I like to think that we’ve conquered our fears of an attack on our soil, and are prepared to deal with whatever the future holds.”
Murphy said the graphic novel is “an ideal blueprint for a television mini-series event” and imagines following the book closely, in the same fashion that the graphic novel ‘Sin City’ was adapted for the big screen.
The TV project, being produced under the working title Alien Attack-from the War of the Worlds’ Graphic Novel, joins a growing list of adaptations that have emerged since George Pal first brought the story to the screen with groundbreaking special effects in 1953.
Best Sellers Illustrated’s War of the Worlds graphic novel has just been released in time for the opening of Spielberg’s big-budget feature, which DreamWorks and Paramount are releasing on Wednesday, June 29.
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