Upcoming sci-fi graphic novel from Tron: Legacy director tapped for big screen adaptation

The upcoming Radical Publishing sci-fi graphic novel, Oblivion, created by Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski, has been optioned by Disney for the big screen treatment, according to HeatVision. Kosinski will also produce and direct the feature, along with Radical’s Barry Levine and Jesse Berger. Kosinski partnered with Radical on Oblivion in 2009, and spent the ….

Hancock director to take on live-action Hercules epic

According to a story on Variety, Hancock director Peter Berg is looking to produce and direct Hercules: The Thracian Wars for Universal Pictures. Ryan Condal will write a script based on a five-issue comicbook series by Steve Moore that debuted in May from Radical Publishing. “What resonated for them was that this was character driven, ….