James Wan is Adapting The Cult Horror Comic Book DYLAN DOG Into a Live-Action Series
James Wan (Aquaman, The Conjuring, Saw) is set to produce a new live-action series project through his Atomic Monster production company. It will be an adaptation of the cult horror comic book series Dylan Dog.
The series will chronicle the exploits of “its titular British paranormal investigator, who with his sidekick Grouch, a Marx impersonator, takes on cases that usually involve monsters, ghosts, vampires, werewolves and zombies.”
I’m not really familiar with the 33-year-old comic series, but it was created by Tiziano Sclavi and it was published in the U.S. by Dark Horse Comics. Wan is a big fan of the comic and had this to say in a statement:
“Dylan Dog is truly one of my favorite comic books ever. I was first introduced to the Nightmare Investigator back in high school by my European friends. And though I didn’t understand the foreign text, I easily understood the story through the beautiful artwork, and its loving references to the horror genre. I’m excited to team with Sergio Bonelli Editore to bring this to life on screen.”
Milan-based publishers’ president Davide Bonelli added:
“James Wan and Atomic Monster are masters of the horror genre and have a proven sensibility on how best to adapt comics to the screen. We are so thrilled to have this dream team working on one of our most important characters.”
The series will consist of ten episodes and judging from what I have read about this series, it sounds like it could end up being a very fun show!