Jake Gyllenhaal is Set To Star in Film Adaptation of The Graphic Novel SNOW BLIND
The BOOM! Studios graphic novel Snow Blind was originally being developed as a TV series at Fox, but things have changed. According to Deadline, the movie is now going to be adapted for the big screen and Jake Gyllenhaal is set to star in it. This has sparked a bidding war for the project.
The graphic novel was written by Ollie Masters (The Kitchen), and the story follows a high school teen named Teddy, “whose life in a sleepy suburb in Alaska is turned upside-down when he innocently posts a photo of his dad online and subsequently learns he and his family are in the Witness Protection Program. When a man seeking revenge and FBI agents invade their town, Teddy learns his father’s reasons for going into the program may not be as innocent as he says.”
The film adaptation is being written by Carnegie Medal-winning author and screenwriter Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls, Chaos Walking). The project is currently being pitched as Prisoners with a mix of Running on Empty.
I’m not familiar with the comic, but it sounds like a decent story that will make for a thrilling movie.