RUBICON: The Beginning – Live-Action Prequel To The Graphic Novel

Rubicon has been described as The Seven Samurai meets SEAL Team 6. This live-action video by Machinima is a prequel to what could become a web series adaption of the graphic novel. 

Here is a bit of info on Rubicon:

From the creative duo of Chris McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects, Way of the Gun, Jack Reacher) and Mark Long (Shrapnel, Silence of Our Friends) comes RUBICON: a gritty new contemporary military-action-thriller franchise that examines the very real shadow world of NCO operatives and clandestine special forces operating inside US territories.

In this live action prequel to last year's critically acclaimed graphic novel, ‎MIKE, a seasoned Navy Seal turned fixer, and SMASH, his loyal ex-CIA partner (whose agency connections allow them to operate in secrecy and with relative impunity) must face their greatest challenge yet: a disturbing alliance between a powerful Mexican Drug Cartel and the Japanese Yakuza. With multiple branches of US intelligence watching their every move and two of the largest crime syndicates in the world working in collusion against them, Mike and Smash will either succeed in their mission to dismantle this dangerous new empire or die trying.

I was able to interview Mark Long yesterday. I’m still transcribing our conversation, but it should be up soon.