Pam or C. Wayne Owens
2005-06-27 04:30:14 UTC
Mort The Dead Teenager
MTV is reporting that Marvel will adapt the comic with Jessica Simpson; "The
singer and `Dukes of Hazzard` actress shot some sample footage for a
big-screen adaptation of the cult Marvel title `Mort the Dead Teenager,`
which tells the story of a slacker teen who reluctantly returns to haunt his
old friends. Now, according to Marvel Studios chairman and CEO Avi Arad,
plans are moving forward on a full-length movie. `We absolutely love `Mort,`
and these eight minutes, unedited, tells you why we should make the movie,`
Arad said of the teen-oriented film, which will have a `Beetlejuice`
sensibility. 'This guy [who directed the test footage] should make the
movie, but he's a first-time director. He got Jessica to do it. He basically
wanted to show the tone and his understanding of the 'Mort' idea, and he
nailed it. Everyone who sees it loves it.'"
wayne
(more stories at the site)
http://www.movieandtvnews.com
MTV is reporting that Marvel will adapt the comic with Jessica Simpson; "The
singer and `Dukes of Hazzard` actress shot some sample footage for a
big-screen adaptation of the cult Marvel title `Mort the Dead Teenager,`
which tells the story of a slacker teen who reluctantly returns to haunt his
old friends. Now, according to Marvel Studios chairman and CEO Avi Arad,
plans are moving forward on a full-length movie. `We absolutely love `Mort,`
and these eight minutes, unedited, tells you why we should make the movie,`
Arad said of the teen-oriented film, which will have a `Beetlejuice`
sensibility. 'This guy [who directed the test footage] should make the
movie, but he's a first-time director. He got Jessica to do it. He basically
wanted to show the tone and his understanding of the 'Mort' idea, and he
nailed it. Everyone who sees it loves it.'"
wayne
(more stories at the site)
http://www.movieandtvnews.com