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Following up on yesterday's news about Oni's Press' "Julius" making the jump to Hollywood via Mandalay Pictures, we checked in with writer/creator Antony Johnston and spoke with him about his thoughts on the deal, and what he hopes to see when his retelling of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" goes from the comic page to the big screen.

"'Closed on Mondays' -- which is Oni's production arm -- have been shopping [Julius] pretty much since it was published, and the first I knew about this sort of deal was actually at the San Diego Comic-Con this year," recalled Johnston about when he first heard of the deal. "I couldn’t really talk about it, had to kind of keep it under my hat, so I’m pleased that it’s finally been made public."

And now that the news has been made public, Johnston would like to dispel some rumors that were made after the announcement was made yesterday. "I’m not contracted to write the screenplay or anything like that, contrary to what some of the blogs have been reporting which I find hilarious," he said with a laugh. "The amount that some people read into the briefest press releases I find highly amusing. But, hopefully, I’ve been told that they’ll be eager for my input." Read More...

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