"Babylon 5" showrunner J. Michael Straczynski is diving into the world of comic book movies again. This time, he's penning the script for Valiant Comics' "Shadowman" movie, and he gave MTV Geek the scoop about his plans.
"They approached me last year and said, 'We want to do a feature film of this character. Will you write it for us?'" Straczynski recalled. "And I said, 'Absolutely,' because A, I like jazz, B, I like the supernatural, and there's a really cool mix between those two, not just in terms of the usual New Orleans, Voodoo environment, but what is music but incantation of sorts?"
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Director Brett Ratner -- he of “X-Men: The Last Stand” fame -- has decided the future looks bright for the cape & tights set. So much so that he’s moving shop from New Line on over to Paramount, and bringing a bunch of comic properties with him -- most notably, “Harbinger” -- the classic, Valiant Comics franchise created by legendary comic writer Jim Shooter.