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Guillermo del Toro Develops Monster Manga as Possible HBO Show
posted on by Egan Loo
Pan's Labyrinth/Hellboy helmer, Dr. Who/Sherlock's Thompson to co-write pilot
The entertainment news website Deadline reported on Wednesday that acclaimed director HBO. Del Toro and Steven Thompson (Dr. Who, Sherlock) will write the pilot that del Toro will direct. Deadline describes the story:
The thriller is about the worldwide search by a young doctor for the most evil sociopath that has ever lived. He is a 12-year old boy, and the doctor's decision to save his life has unwittingly unleashed a Pandora's Box that leaves the doc battling to stop a plot of mass genocide.
Shogakukan — the publisher of the original manga — will be a consulting producer.
Tom Cruise, but the project stalled over whether it will have an R rating.
Viz 2010.
Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news tip.
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