Graphic novels along with comic books are the favorite go-to-sources for movies in Hollywood these days. There is serious dough to be made, two examples: comic-turned-film “The Dark Knight” has a domestic gross nearing $500 million and “300” the movie based on a graphic novel has raked in more than $450 million worldwide since 2006.
So it is no surprise that Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox are locked in a legal battle over the rights to the classic graphic novel “Watchmen,” and the film based on it, which is set for release next March.
William Shakespeare 1564-1616 — thought to have written “Julius Caesar” in 1599.
Meanwhile, other studios and production companies continue to snatch up the illustrated stories. Mandalay Pictures just made a deal for the rights to the Oni Press graphic novel “Julius,” which is described as a contemporary urban crime drama based on William Shakespeare’s play, “Julius Caesar.”
F.Gary Gray will direct. His credits include, “The Italian Job” and “The Negotiator.”
Oni Press has at least six other projects based on its publications in various stages of Hollywood development.
