STAR WARS Writer to Adapt Mark Millar's STARLIGHT
Gary Whitta, the writer of one of the new standalone Star Wars film, has been hired to adapt Mark Millar's comic book series Starlight for the big screen. Millar is the same guy who brought us Wanted and Kick-Ass.
The story centers on a space hero named Duke McQueen, "who saved the universe four decades ago but came back to Earth, where no one believed his fantastic stories. But years later, after he's settled down and grown up, he's recruited for one last adventure."
The ongoing comic series was released in March, and it seems like it has the potential to be a great movie. I love the concept! Simon Kinberg, who helped develop X-Men: First Class and X-Men: Days of Future Past, is set to produce.
The Star Wars script that Whitta is currently writing is the one that will be directed by Gareth Edwards.
Source: THR