Fox Adapting Horror Comic 'The Empty Man' for Film
As part of 20th Century Fox's first look deal with Boom! Studios, the latest comic book adaptation for the big screen has been announced. Horror comic The Empty Man was written by Eisner Award-winner Cullen Bunn and illustrated by Vanesa R. Del Rey.
The adaptation will be written by David Prior, who is well known for assembling exemplary bonus content for DVD and blu ray releases.
The comic book is described as follows: “It’s been one year since the first reported case of the Empty Man disease, and no drug has been able to slow its progress. The cause is unknown, and the symptoms include fits of rage, hideous hallucinations, suicidal dementia, followed by death, or a near lifeless, “empty” state of catatonia. As murder cults rise nationwide, the FBI and CDC enter a joint investigation of the Empty Man, hoping to piece together clues to stop the cult and uncover a cure.”
The Empty Man joins Malignant Man, The Foundation, Imagine Agents, and Lumberjanes as projects from Boom! Studios that Fox has acquired. Now, maybe they should actually start making one before strengthening that list.
