Stranger Things Director to Unleash James Wan’s Malignant Man
Steve Barton
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There are big things happening behind the scenes of the big screen adaptation of the comic co-created by James Wan, Malignant Man. A little over a year ago we reported that San Andreas and Rampage helmer Brad Peyton had come aboard to direct the film, but things have a way of changing over time… sometimes even for the better.
THR is reporting today that Becca Thomas has been tapped to direct Malignant based on the Boom! Studios comic for 20th Century Fox. Boom!’s Ross Richie and Stephen Christy are producing with Wan, who is working via his Atomic Monster label.
The story focuses on Alex Gates, a patient dying of a terminal disease who is resigned to his fate… until it’s discovered that his malignant tumor is actually a mysterious alien parasite. Now imbued with some incredible powers and a renewed purpose, Gates is tasked with fighting a secret army lurking behind the veils of society while also peeling back his own secrets.
Zak Olkewicz wrote the script for the adaptation. Adam Yoelin of Boom! is co-producing. Matt Reilly is overseeing for Fox.
Thomas has the unique distinction of being one of only two people outside the Duffer brothers and Shawn Levy to direct an episode of Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” the other being Wall-E director Andrew Stanton.
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