Martin Campbell to Direct SEBASTIAN X
Martin Campbell, the director behind films such as Casino Royale and Green Lantern, is set to direct another big screen comic book adaptation. It’s an indie title called Sebastian X, and the project is set up at Voltage Pictures and Valhalla Motion Pictures.
The graphic novel was released in 2005 and created by writer Michelangelo La Neve (Song’e Napule) and drawn by Stuart Immonen. The screenplay for the film will be written by Bill Marsilii (Deja Vu).
The story follows an elite cop who, “after a near-fatal injury, is implanted with the memories of the world’s most notorious terrorist — Sebastian X — in order to infiltrate his group before their next attack.”
Terminator, Aliens, and The Walking Dead Producer Gale Anne Hurd is also set to produce Sebastian X alongside Oscar winner Nicolas Chartier (The Hurt Locker) and Craig J. Flores, along with original publishers Pierre Spengler and Fabrice Giger of Humanoids.
Campbell really hasn’t done a feature since Green Lantern. He’s mostly been making TV movies. It’s kind of sad, and I hope he picks up a new film project soon. Casino Royale was such an awesome movie, Green Lantern was more of a studio committee-directed film, so I don’t blame Campbell.
His name has been attached to several film projects in the last year. Some of those include the Navy SEAL thriller Hunter Killer as well as G.I. Joe 3. Sebastian X sounds like it could be a cool project for him to take on, though.
Source: Variety