With Suicide Squad, DC Comics opened gates for the lesser known characters from their huge comic library and seems like yet another graphic novel will now be getting a movie treatment. As reported by THR, Lionsgate is developing an adaptation of The Monolith, the graphic novel series by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti.
The Monolith centers on Alice Cohen, an ex-junkie who inherits a house in Brooklyn from her deceased grandmother. She discovers a diary there that reveals the creation of a monster in the 1930s set on revenge for the slaying of a good man. Written by Gray and Palmiotti, the 12 issue comic book which were published in 2004 and 2005 ceased publication due to the poor sales.
The film adaptation will be a contemporary retelling of the classic Golem legend, which centers on an artificial creature created by magic. The caped crusader, Batman also had a role in few of the issues in the comic book. So maybe we can expect a cameo of Batman in the movie as well.
The creative director of Deadpool helmer Tim Miller’s production company Blur Studio, Dave Wilson, is set to direct the film. This would be Wilson’s directorial debut project. Under his hood, Wilson has worked on many video games and trailers including Mass Effect 2 and Star Wars: The Old Republic and was involved with Avengers: Age of Ultron. He is repped by WME and 3 Arts. Prolific producer and 3 Arts manager Erwin Stoff (13 Hours, Burnt) will be producing the film.
Penning the script for this comic based film would be Barnett Brettler who has written Allan Quatrain.
No release date for The Monolith film has been declared as of now.