Bloodshot to Fire His Way to the Big Screen

Steve Barton   |  

Mar 2, 2012

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Weird things happen to comic book characters when they’re adapted for the big screen. Sometimes a studio can nail it (Batman Begins), and sometimes, well, sometimes we get crap like Spawn and even worse Faust. Hopefully the powers-that-be can get Bloodshot right!

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bloodshot, the Valiant comic books character who has been described as a modern-day Frankenstein, is making his way to the big screen.

Columbia Pictures is closing a deal to acquire the rights to adapt Bloodshot into a feature film to be produced by Neal H. Moritz through his Original Film banner and Jason Kothari and Dinesh Shamdasani on behalf of Valiant Entertainment, it was announced by Hannah Minghella, Columbia president of production.

Jeff Wadlow (Prey), who is writing the screenplay, actually instigated the project. A fan of the character, Wadlow, repped by WME, wrote a spec script that attracted Moritz’s attention.

Bloodshot, who first appeared in Valiant comic books in 1992, has appeared in more than 70 issues. Valiant, founded in 1989, is re-launching the character this year as it returns to publishing in May.

Bloodshot entered the Valiant universe as mob killer Angelo Mortalli, who enters a witness protection program and then becomes part of a secret experiment to create the ultimate killing machine. His memories are erased and he is injected with microscopic computers called nanites. As he tries to rediscover who he was, he battles both the mob and the police.

“The Bloodshot character has been a fan favorite for nearly two decades, selling approximately 7 million comic books globally. Because there have been more than 1,500 pages of storylines published, there is a rich legacy to draw from as we develop the screenplay. Neal is one of the best action producers working today, and we know he is the right filmmaker to take on this potential franchise,” Minghella said.

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