Youngblood has Writers

Brett Ratner may be out of the director's chair for the new Conan movie but he has plenty of other projects on the go, including a film adaptation of the "Youngblood" comic.

"Youngblood" features the adventures of a team of superheroes who are sanctioned by the US government and operate under public scrutiny against superpowered threats.

Created by writer/artist Rob Liefeld, the comic was originally published by Image Comics and later by Awesome Entertainment.

It's now been revealed that the screenplay for the film adaptation is being penned by writing duo J.P. Lavin and Chad Damiani, who are also working on an adaptation of another Liefield comic called "Capeshooters" (being directed by Bryan Singer).

Liefeld said he had been working closely with the writers, who were halfway through their first draft. The duo had been hired after Brett Ratner mentioned them as perfect candidates.

Speaking to MTV News, Liefeld said the film was "looking to be in the Iron Man neighborhood" with its tone and rating. He hoped to make the film "a little more violent" than 'Iron Man' - "as much as you can push it with PG-13."

The group's members include archer Shaft, stone-bodied Badrock (who Liefeld said will not be in the film), skull-faced superhuman soldier Chapel, energy-emitting Photon and purple-haired gymnast and martial arts combatant Vogue.

Liefeld said the movie would focus on Shaft and Chapel: "They don't like each other. Shaft is the new kid on the block in the movie, and he and Chapel have to put aside their differences to save the 'Youngblood' program."

But he hoped the film would bring amazing visuals: "There are characters that have micro-cameras installed on their bows, their arrows, their semi-automatic rifles, their bo staffs. You're getting footage from a thousand angles, from the casing on their weapons to their armor. When 'Youngblood' goes live, the whole word watches," he said.
Source: The Geek Files

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Youngblood

No, not that "Youngblood" from 1986 starring Rob Lowe as a hockey player.
This "Youngblood" is based on Rob Liefield's popular graphic novel about a superhero team sanctioned and overseen by the US government.

Guess who is is expected to helm it? Brett Ratner ("X-Men: The Last Stand").

According to Variety, Ratner has now been hired by Indian media conglomerate Reliance to helm the movie adaptation of "Youngblood."

Reliance acquired the film rights to "Youngblood" and has agreed a development deal with Ratner's production company Rat Entertainment, as well as Julia Roberts' Red Om Films, during the Berlin film festival.

“Most of the great graphic novels are gone, and ‘Youngblood’ is one of the few comicbooks left with tentpole potential,” Ratner told Variety. “It was a real personal passion project for me, and a lot of people wanted (‘Youngblood’), but the amazing thing about the guys at Reliance is the speed with which they’re able to move.”

“The great thing with Reliance is they also have the ability to partner up or co-finance the film with a studio,” added Ratner. “It really offers freedom for the talent they’re working with.”

According to The Geek Files, "Ratner has several other fantasy-based projects on the go. Last July he signed on to direct a film version of mythological video game 'God of War,' while he is part of a development deal on a remake of 'Conan' and was in talks to direct 'Harbinger,' a film based on the Valiant comic series about a young psychic trying to stop a superpowered tycoon who wants to conquer the world."

So how will this turn out? I still hear people talking about how great the third X-Men film was, so I'm sure Ratner will be around making new movies, and maybe some will be decent.
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