On the red carpet for the Portland premiere of "Coraline," producer Bill Mechanic told MTV News
that a big-screen adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis' graphic novel "Torso" is still moving forward, with or without Paramount's involvement.
Just last month, word came through that the rights to Bendis' original graphic novel had lapsed at the studio and that the previously-announced film version, to be called "Ness", was in jeopardy.
The film still has David Fincher attached as a director, but no studio has committed to back the picture. Mechanic now says that not only will the film still happen, it'll still happen at Paramount.
"We want them to make the movie and I think they want to make it. Cool heads will prevail and hopefully it'll get started pretty quickly. If they don't make it, somebody will. I'm focused on making the picture."
Furthermore, Mechanic seemed to say that the rights issues are "more complicated" than just the expired deadline and made it clear that Paramount is still his first choice.
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