Taika Waititi Will Direct a Film Adaptation of Graphic Novel THE INCAL
Taika Waititi (Thor: Love and Thunder, Jojo Rabbit) is set to direct a feature film adaptation of graphic novel The Incal. Waititi will also write the script and collaborate on the project with Jemaine Clement and Peter Warren. Clement and Waititi have previously worked together on projects such as What We Do in the Shadows and Flight of the Conchords.
The Incal was created in by Alejandro Jodorowsky and Moebius in the ‘70s, and the story centers on “a private investigator John Difool, who happens upon a mystical artifact known as the Incal, an object of great power coveted by many factions across the galaxy. As Difool learns of the Incal’s powers and purpose, he teams with a ragtag crew on a mission to save the universe.”
Waititi shared in a statement, “The films and graphic novels of Alejandro Jodorowsky have influenced me and so many others for so long. I was stunned to be given the opportunity to bring his iconic characters to life.”
Humanoids is a producer on the film and CEO Fabrice Giger said, “It began as the adventures of a jackass named John Difool, and then it became something else — we called it The Incal — something that has transformed everything it’s ever touched and continues to do so: its creators, the other artists who later became a part of John’s journey, its publisher Humanoids and myself in the process, countless readers, writers and directors around the world, and soon, I believe, the great Taika Waititi himself and everyone who looks to him for inspiration.”
Jodorowsky said that Giger introduced him to Waititi’s work, which convinced him that he’d found the right filmmaker and added, “I fully trust Taika’s creativity to give The Incal a stunning take, intimate and at the same time of cosmic proportions.”
This seems like it’ll make a great project for Waititi, and I’m excited to see what he end up doing with it as he adapts it for the big screen.
Source: Variety