"Red" has arrived at Comic-Con, and along with talking to Bruce Willis on the first of our MTV/MySpace Live Shows, we also managed to snag some time with "Red" comic creators Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner. I brought them by Splash Page HQ to chat about the film, the comic, and where the two projects meet... and where they diverge.
In this segment from our interview (don't worry — there's a lot more coming from both creators), I ask Ellis how he thinks the much-discussed differences from the comic will affect the film's source material, and whether it's a good or bad thing when audiences come into a film aware of such differences.
"I think that remains to be seen," said Ellis. "I think that anyone who watches the film and reads the book will quite clearly be able to see the book within the film — it's there at the core."
Ellis went on to offer his take on how fans should approach the live-action adaptation of "Red" by director Robert Schwentke.
"I think people who read the book first and are expecting that to be the film... I don't want to say they should manage expectations, but they should understand that it does have to be a bigger thing," he explained. "I honestly think those people will see the themes of the book carry through in the film. I know I do."
"Red" hits theaters October 15. Come back for more of my interview with Ellis and Hamner during — and after — the show!
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