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It’s time to return to the Dreaming with Wednesday's launch of The Sandman Universe from DC’s Vertigo imprint.

The one-shot serves as an introduction to four new ongoing series set in the universe of Neil Gaiman’s famed series, and as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of The Sandman and the 25th anniversary of the launch of Vertigo — the imprint that gave us titles like Preacher, Y: The Last Man, Hellblazer, and Fables. While neither the one-shot nor the following series are written by Gaiman, they are overseen by him, guided as though he were the Lord of Dreams himself. The ...

Throughout the past decade, many have tried to bring comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra's epic Y: The Last Man series to screen. Back in 2009, New Line Cinema had plans to adapt the sci-fi story for the silver screen with DJ Caruso set to direct and Shia Labeouf attached to star (Oh my God, no. Just no). When that plan fell through, and rights to the... Read More...

An adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra‘s sixty-issue comic book series Y: The Last Man has been in the works for years – first as a movie and then, thankfully, as a TV show, which is a much better fit for the sprawling tale. But the show has been in the works at FX […]

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A television adaptation of Y: The Last Man is still on its way. The small screen take on Brian K. Vaughan‘s three-time Eisner Award-winning graphic novel has long been in development at FX, but progress on the show has moved slowly since the show was first picked up by the cable network in 2015. But Vaughan […]

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Written by Brian K. Vaughan | Art by Pia Guerra, José Marzán Jr. | Published by Vertigo

Synopsis: “Y” is none other than unemployed escape artist Yorick Brown (his father was a Shakespeare buff), and he’s seemingly the only male human left alive after a mysterious plague kills all Y-chromosome carriers on earth. But why are he and his faithful companion, the often testy male monkey Ampersand, still alive? He sets out to find the answer (and his girlfriend), while running from angry female Republicans (now running the government), Amazon wannabes that include his own sister (seemingly brainwashed), and other threats.

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As a reader of comics I adore Brian K Vaughan’s work. So it makes no sense that it took me this long to finally start this series. When I began this blog series I mentioned how Saga brought my comic book reading to another level. So when...

Tickets are now on sale for Thought Bubble, one of the UK’s best comic book festival… Now entering its second decade, Thought Bubble moves to the City Centre within the beautiful surroundings of Leeds Civic Quarter and announces more guests for their 2017 event. The annual festival is moving from its established dates in November to earlier in the year with the 11th edition of Thought Bubble taking place from 18th to 24th September 2017 with a huge comic convention on 23rd and 24th September.

Thought Bubble welcomes over 100 incredible international guests including Guest of Honour Gerard Way, (curator of DC’s Young Animal, Umbrella Academy and former frontman of My Chemical Romance), Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Ex-Machina, Lost (TV series), Y: The Last Man), Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead, The X-Files, Mars Attacks), Sara Pichelli (Spider-man) and Jody Houser (Faith, Max Ride: Ultimate Flight, Orphan Black). Check out the full guest list here: thoughtbubblefestival.

Director D.J. Caruso (Disturbia) keeps himself busy these days. He helmed and co-wrote last fall’s The Disappointment Room, which apparently lived up to its title, only to turn around and direct this weekend’s xXx: Return of Xander Cage just a few months later. He’s already attached to get behind the camera for G.I. Joe 3 and the horror thriller Selling Time, but that’s not all. He’s also, once again, eyeing the long-promised comic book adaptation Y: The Last Man, which looks to find life on the small screen.

While there have been multiple attempts to bring Brian K. Vaughan’s acclaimed graphic novel series to life, including 10 Cloverfield Lane‘s Dan Trachtenbergs’s try back in 2013, Caruso was perhaps the closest to bringing it to fruition, and he’s remained loosely attached ever since.

During press rounds for his insane xXx sequel, he told Screen...

If you asked me to assemble a list of my favorite comic series of all time, books that I would recommend to anyone, even people who weren’t comic book fans, writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra‘s Y: The Last Man would probably land somewhere near the top of the list. It’s a stirring adventure […]

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A live-action adaptation of Y: The Last Man has been a long time coming, but another promising update has now helped bring it one step closer to becoming a reality. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Michael Green has been hired as the showrunner on the FX series, which will adapt Brian K. Vaughan’s critically acclaimed comic book series.

Green has also been tapped to co-write Y: The Last Man‘s script, and given his past work, that’s no bad thing. He recently served as a writer on Starz’s upcoming American Gods, not to mention highly anticipated blockbusters like Logan and Blade Runner 2049. Furthermore, he’s previously written for shows like Smallville and Gotham, while feature credits include Green Lantern and Alien: Covenant. That’s one hell of a resume, and as a result, it doesn’t feel too presumptuous to say that Y: The Last Man is in very good hands.

Michael Green will serve as showrunner on FX's Y: The Last Man adaptation and will write the script for the pilot alongside comic book creator Brian K. Vaughan and Bryan Fuller. First launched in 2002, the Vertigo comic book series follows Yurick Brown, the last man on Earth, as he searches for answers regarding a mysterious illness that only targeted those with a Y-chromosome.  With Green's addition perhaps FX is ready to begin devlopment on the project in earnest. Could we soon be receiving casting news? Stay tuned to Cbm for further updates. Related Content: Preacher Producers Evan Goldberg And James Weaver Say Y: The Last Man Was 2nd Choice   Y: The Last Man Headed To FX Brian K. Vaughan Calling The Shots On FX's Y: The Last Man Y: The Last Man is a comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra published by Vertigo beginning in 2002. The...

Exactly thirteen months ago we reported that FX were getting moving on a TV adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan’s Y: The Last Man. The 60-issue series told the weird and wonderful tale of Yorick and his Capuchin monkey Ampersand, the only two beings with a Y chromosome left alive following a mysterious plague. The series […]

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The ongoing saga of Y: The Last Man‘s journey to the screen has taken another promising turn. Michael Green has been tapped as showrunner on the planned FX series, which is based on Brian K. Vaughan‘s acclaimed comic book series. Green’s recent work includes Starz’s American Gods (another long-simmering adaptation of a beloved geek property), the Wolverine spinoff Logan, […]

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If you're into comic books and were alive in the early 2000s, you'll remember that people couldn't stop talking about Y: The Last Man. That was for good reason: it's one of the best comics ever written, and Hollywood has been trying to crack a film adaptation ever since it debuted. After a bunch of directors flirted with the property and came close to landing on a take they liked, the project moved to FX last year. Now the network has finally found a showrunner they think will be able to shepherd the property across the finish line.

THR reports that Michael Green, the man who is currently co-showrunning Neil Gaiman's upcoming series American Gods at Starz, will be the one bringing Y: The Last Man to life. He has tons of writing credits to his name, including the upcoming Murder on the Orient Express remake, Blade Runner 2049,...

Hulu is getting into the Marvel business: The streaming platform is developing an adaptation of Marvel title Runaways, the fan-favorite comic series created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, Deadline first reported. Runaways is in development at Hulu but, contrary to reports elsewhere, does not yet have a series order, a source tells HitFix. Set to serve as showrunners are Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, whose credits include Gossip Girl and The O.C. — so both have had successes in the realm of TV about teens. Runaways is about a group of superpowered teens who learn that their parents are part of an evil crime organization. Shortly after the news broke, Schwartz tweeted out his enthusiasm to be aboard the Vaughan-based project. Hulu Orders ‘Marvel’s Runaways’ — Dream project. Honored and excited to play in Brian K Vaughan’s sandbox! https://t.co/v3ZsiX3zPN — Josh Schwartz (@JoshSchwartz76) August...

The lasting legacy of Marvel Studios may be that practically every other studio has jumped on the idea of an interconnected cinematic universe, and now Hasbro is getting in on that action by creating its own writers room to plan out film adaptations of toys like G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, Rom, and M.A.S.K.

THR reports that the company has hired a team of writers to fill its writers room, and they include some big names: Brian K. Vaughan (Lost, Y: The Last Man, too many awesome things to list here), Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon (Spider-Man 2, Wonder Boys), and Jeff Pinkner (Lost, The Amazing Spider-Man 2) are probably the most recognizable. Geneva Robertson (one of the writers of the new Tomb Raider) is on board, as are Nicole Riegel (Dogfight) and Lindsey Beer (Kingkiller Chronicle). The group also includes a ton of Marvel Studios and...

Hasbro’s cinematic universe has assembled its writers room, with a Pulitzer Prize winner, an Eisner-winning comic book author and Marvel Studios scribes among those who will be clacking the keyboard. Michael Chabon, who wrote the novel The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and worked on Spider-Man 2; Brian K. Vaughan, the creator of seminal comic works Y: The Last Man and Saga and showrunner of Under the Dome; and Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain Marvel co-writer Nicole Perlman, will help develop a plan for the creation of an interconnected onscreen universe featuring Hasbro’s G.I.

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He shot to fame with an inspired short film based on the "Portal" video game series, and now his new film "10 Cloverfield Lane" is both a box-office and critical darling. So what's next for rising young filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg?

Slashfilm spoke with the direct late last week and touched upon two other projects he's been linked with. The first is a time travel action heist film titled "Crime of the Century".

Trachtenberg has been actively developing the idea for several years with writers Daniel Kunka and Gary Doberman taking a shot. He admits when it was sold it was still a basic idea rather than a full script, so it has taken time to develop:

"Crime of the Century is a badass time travel heist movie. And I'm desperate to make it. It's still in development. Hopefully now that I've finished up with this, I could swing back into that...

Following the first reports that a television adaptation of the popular graphic novel Y: The Last Man would be coming to FX, the network this weekend confirmed that it’s circling the last potential writers to partner with Brian K. Vaughan as collaborators for the series.

Vaughan created the original graphic novel, along with artist Pia Guerra, which ran from 2002 through 2008 and detailed the adventures of Yorick Brown and his pet capuchin monkey Ampersand as they try to survive the fallout of an incident which appeared to have killed every male on the planet except them.

Speaking with IGN, FX CEO John Landgraf briefly mentioned the very early stages of the show’s current status, referring to a handful of writers and producers “who really want to participate” in the adaptation of the seminal comic series. Even though Landgraf was careful not to reveal too much regarding the secretive project,...

Last year, an adaptation of Y: The Last Man was announced to be in development at FX. However, since that announcement, no new details have emerged. At the Winter TCA's FX CEO John Landgraf stated that news should be coming soon but ultimately, Brian K. Vaughn is in the driver's seat and will control the direction of the show. Said Landgraf, "We’ve had a number of producers and writers who really want to participate in that. Ultimately, it’s Brian’s call who he wants to work with and I think that’ll come out soon." Y: The Last Man is a comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra published by Vertigo beginning in 2002. The series is about the only man to survive the apparent simultaneous death of every male mammal (barring the same man's pet monkey) on Earth. The series was published in sixty issues...

On October 21, 2015, I woke up in my Atlantic Beach home around 7:00 Am. I got dressed, made sure my bags were packed, ate a light breakfast, and took off in my car. Today was my trip to Melbourne, Florida where I would be meeting my friend Jade, and we both would be going to Famous Faces & Funnies for a Skype Q&A with the one and only Brian K. Vaughan.

Brian K. Vaughan is the Eisner-award winning writer of The Runaways (with Adrian Alphona) for Marvel; Y: The Last Man (with Pia Guerra), Ex Machina (with Tony Harris), Pride of Baghdad (with Niko Henrichon) for DC/Vertigo; Saga (with Fiona Staples) and We Stand On Guard (with Steve Skorce) for Image. Vaughan’s creator-owned content is not only voluminous but high quality, as evidenced by critical praise and accolades. He mostly writes science fiction with healthy doses of drama and social/political commentary.

It seems this was the week to get the ball rolling on potential comic book television series, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg reportedly out shopping a small screen take on Garth Ennis' The Boys, Fox announcing that they're developing two X-Men series, and FX and creator Brian K. Vaughan adapting Y: The Last Man for TV, and now THR is reporting that Tim Seeley and Stefano Caselli's... Read More...

A live-action film version of Y: The Last Man has been in the works for years, with filmmakers such as D.J. Caruso and Dan Trachtenberg previously attached to direct, but now the plan is to adapt Brian K. Vaughan's critically acclaimed comic book series for the small screen. THR has learned that FX will develop the television series with Vaughan and Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad... Read More...

There’s been talk of a Y: The Last Man movie for years now, but every time it seems to come remotely close to happening, something goes wrong and the plug is pulled (much to the frustration of fans of the critically acclaimed comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan). Well, things are finally starting to

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The Y: The Last Man TV show has snapped up American Gods and Logan scribe Michael Green as its showrunner...

It's been over a year since we heard any news about the Y: The Last Man TV show, an adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra's Vertigo comics series of the same name, which follows a man and his monkey in a world where every other male on Planet Earth has died. Last we heard, FX had picked up the rights and the search was on to find a writer to helm the comics' transition to TV.

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It now looks like they've found said writer. THR reports that Michael Green - whose geeky CV includes Logan,...

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Brian K. Vaughan is said to be working with FX on a TV version of the Y: The Last Man comic book series…

After years of unsuccessful attempts from New Line Cinema to get a film version of Y: The Last Man off the ground, the rights for the immensely popular Vertigo comics series have recently reverted to its creators, writer Brian K. Vaughan and artist Pia Guerra.

The two have been quick to put a plan together for a TV series adaptation instead. The Hollywood Reporter has heard that Vaughan is working with the Fox-owned network FX on this one, with help from producers Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson through their production company Color Force (known for working on The Hunger Games and Diary Of A Wimpy Kid franchises).

If you’re unfamiliar, Y: The Last Man is the gripping story of Yorick Brown, the last...

Will Forte soon won't be the only last man on Earth on television. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra's popular comic Y: The Last Man is being developed into a series by FX.

Created in 2002, the comic follows Yorick Brown, a young escape artist with a pet monkey, who becomes the last male mammal on Earth thanks to a prolific plague that wipes out all other Y-chromosome creatures.

The comic ran until 2008, with a total of 60 issues. It quickly became a hit, winning three Eisner Awards for Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Continuing Series.

For years, the comic was mired in plans for a feature film franchise, jumping from one producer to another.

FX is currently looking for a writer and director to help develop the series.

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After years in the wilderness that is film development trying to find that elusive greenlight, the rights to an adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn’s beloved graphic novel series Y: The Last Man reverted to the writer. And he’s now part of an effort to find a new home for the story on screen – TV screens. The comic book series, created by Vaughn and Pia Guerra, focuses on Yorick Brown, an amateur escape artist who has become the lone male human survivor after a mysterious plague killed off everyone else with a Y chromosome — including all male animals. Except, that is, for his pet capuchin monkey, Ampersand, who follows him around like Ross's Marcel, but in a much friendlier, less irritating way. Now living in a world entirely filled with women, Yorick heads out on a mission to discover why the tragedy befell the world and to look for his girlfriend Beth,...

FX is developing a ongoing TV series adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's beloved sci-fi comic "Y: The Last Man".

The 60-issue comic follows young amateur escape artist Yorick Brown and his pet monkey Ampersand, the last two men on Earth. Something simultaneously kills every mammal on Earth possessing a Y chromosome - including embryos, fertilized eggs, and even sperm.

Society is plunged into chaos as infrastructures collapse and the surviving women everywhere try to cope with the loss of the men. Yorick goes on a mission to find his girlfriend Beth, who was on vacation in Australia.

Attempts have been made for years to adapt the property as a movie. DJ Caruso ("Disturbia"), Louis Leterrier ("The Incredible Hulk") and Dan Trachtenberg were previously attached as directors while Shia Labeouf and Alicia Keys were linked as stars to earlier versions.

It has taken a while for the TV series plan...

For several years now a Y: The Last Man movie has been in on-again, off-again development, and now the adaptation may have found new life in a different form. According to a new report, Brian K. Vaughan‘s dystopian sci-fi comic is now in development as a TV series at FX. Read all about the possible Y […]

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After years of languishing in film development, Y: The Last Man is being developed as a TV series from FX.  This news comes the very next day after it was revealed that The Boys, another, long-languishing comic-to-film adaptation was also headed to TV.  Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are developing as producers.  Vaughn will also be involved with the show as a producer and writer.   Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen, who are developing Preacher for AMC and shopping The Boys around to other cable networks, previously stated that if Preacher didn't work out at AMC they were going after Y: The Last Man next. Related Content: Preacher Producers Evan Goldberg And James Weaver Say Y: The Last Man Was 2nd Choice Zachary Levi Offers A Very Brief Update On Y: The Last Man Y: The Last Man is a comic book series by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra published...

The world is ruled by women when all male mammals (all but two) die suddenly. A group of teens discover their parents are part of an evil crime organization. War-torn Iraq is seen through the eyes of lions escaped from the Baghdad Zoo. These are just some of the tales spun by Brian K. Vaughan, one of the most compelling, creative, thought-provoking writers in comic books today. Issue #4 of Vaughan’s “We Stand On Guard” hits comic book store shelves today. The mini-series imagines a war between the U.S. and Canada about a century into the future. It centers on 18-year-old Canadian Amber, who’s survived on the run for 12 years when her older brother is captured by the American army. The series will run for a total of six issues, though Vaughan told HitFix that he and artist Steve Skroce “are already talking about what we’re gonna work on next.

This week we're giving away two copies of Green Arrow: Year One graphic novel! Check out the rules below to find out how you can win your very own copy in your choice of platform! How did the reckless playboy known as Oliver Queen become the Green Arrow? Why did he do it? You can find out in Green Arrow: Year One! “I would expect no less from Andy Diggle and Jock, two of my favorite creators making comics today. These two have both done excellent work with other collaborators, but they also make up one of those rare writer/artist duos that consistently bring out the best in each other. They’re even greater than the sum of their exemplary parts, much like—wait for it—the proverbial bow and arrow.” – Brian K. Vaughan (Saga, Y: The Last Man) Discover Oliver Queen's journey from reckless playboy to humble hero...

Written by Brian K. Vaughan | Art by Marcos Martin | Published by Panel Syndicate | Format: Pdf, Cbr or Cbz, 151pp

When you ask what are some of the most notable names in comics today there is a very strong chance that both Brian K. Vaughn (Y: The Last Man, Saga, Runaways) and Marcos Martin (Batgirl: Year One, Doctor Strange: The Oath, Breach) will both come up. It is that fact that makes what they are doing with The Private Eye so intriguing. Not only is it an independent book released solely online, but also it has been released through a DRM-Free pay what you want format. All that is well and good but at the end of the day what really matters is the quality of the book, and of course Vaughn and Martin do not disappoint.

Ironically The Private Eye takes place in a near future where the...

Written by Brian K. Vaughan | Art by Marcos Martin | Published by Panel Syndicate | Format: Pdf, Cbr or Cbz, 151pp

When you ask what are some of the most notable names in comics today there is a very strong chance that both Brian K. Vaughn (Y: The Last Man, Saga, Runaways) and Marcos Martin (Batgirl: Year One, Doctor Strange: The Oath, Breach) will both come up. It is that fact that makes what they are doing with The Private Eye so intriguing. Not only is it an independent book released solely online, but also it has been released through a DRM-Free pay what you want format. All that is well and good but at the end of the day what really matters is the quality of the book, and of course Vaughn and Martin do not disappoint.

Ironically The Private Eye takes place in a near future where the...

Back in January of 2013, we learned that Dan Trachtenberg, one of the hosts of Totally Rad Show and director of the awesome short film Portal: No Escape, had taken over the long-gestating adaptation of the comic book Y: The Last Man. And while there were hints later that summer from producer David S. Goyer that the film might begin filming this year, instead we have much worse news. Trachtenberg recently spoke to SlashFilm and revealed that the project is dead again, and the rights to the comic have reverted back to creators Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra and there's no telling if a film will ever happen. Read on! Here's confirmation from Dan Trachtenberg answering a fan's question on Twitter: Not happening. But it's in trusted hands (the creators). Rt @AndyWagnerActor: Any updates on your Y:tlm screen adaptation? #bigfan— Dan Trachtenberg (@DannyTRS) September 25, 2014 But he spoke more about the...

Well, this is not how I wanted to start my Friday. It appears that the long-rumored big screen adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra.s amazing comic book series Y: The Last Man is offically dead. Director Dan Trachtenberg confirmed the terrible news on Twitter, and then elaborated on what his plans were for the story over at /Film. While the filmmaker didn.t reveal what officially killed the project (he would only say it wasn.t the usual suspects of money, script issues, or casting that did the film in), he did talk at length about his vision for bringing Yorick and Ampersand.s adventure to the big screen. Reading about it is only going to make you sadder it didn.t happen. Not happening. But it's in trusted hands (the creators). Rt @AndyWagnerActor: Any updates on your Y:tlm screen adaptation? #bigfan. Dan Trachtenberg (@DannyTRS) September 25, 2014 ...

Remember earlier this year when Brian K. Vaughan said the movie rights to his Y: The Last Man comics would revert back to him and co-creator Pia Guerra if New Line and director Dan Trachtenberg didn't start production soon on the planned adaptation? Well, that's exactly what has happened. A fan recently asked Trachtenberg about the project on Twitter, and he says the movie is officially dead. Not happening. But it's in trusted hands (the creators). Rt...

The film rights to Y: The Last Man have reverted to its creators.

Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra are back in control of the rights to their Vertigo comics series after New Line Cinema failed to progress on its planned adaptation.

Not happening. But it's in trusted hands (the creators). Rt @AndyWagnerActor: Any updates on your Y:tlm screen adaptation? #bigfan

— Dan Trachtenberg (@DannyTRS) September 25, 2014

Dan Trachtenberg - who was attached to direct the project - revealed the news on Twitter.

Vaughan had previously said that he believed the rights may revert to him and Guerra.

The comic centred around a mysterious event that kills all male mammals on the planet.

The lone surviving man - Yorick - sets off on an epic journey with his monkey Ampersand to find his girlfriend, who he lost contact with during the cataclysm.

Trachtenberg directed the short fan film Portal: No Escape.

Despite having the rights to the property for a decade and a director in place for over a year, New Line has truly struggled with getting an adaptation of the cult Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra comic book Y: The Last Man off the ground. Back in January, we learned that the studio was at risk of losing the rights to the creators if cameras didn’t start rolling quickly… and now the gauntlet has finally fallen. The Y: The Last Man film is officially dead in the water.

Director Dan Trachtenberg (Portal: No Escape) broke the sad news himself when asked directly by a fan about the project’s progress. His statement was very brief and matter-of-fact, but absolutely clear:

Not happening. But it’s in trusted hands (the creators). Rt @AndyWagnerActor: Any updates on your Y:tlm screen adaptation? #bigfan

— Dan Trachtenberg (@DannyTRS) September 25, 2014

While incredibly disappointing, it...

A lot of the time when a movie project fails to come to fruition, fans never really get to hear confirmation that the dream is dead, and are instead left to assume so after years of silence. In the case of comic book adaptations, however, there’s often a time limit on how long a film studio has to make use of the title’s rights before reverting back to the original owners (as was the case with Fox’s planned Daredevil reboot, failing to get off the ground in time to prevent the rights returning to Marvel).

It seems a similar situation has arisen with Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s comic book series Y: The Last ...

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The long gestating film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan's acclaimed comic "Y: The Last Man" is, once again, dead in a ditch. At last report filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg had signed on to helm the film early last year.

Then... nothing. Today, Trachtenberg confirmed to Slashfilm that the film version is dead with the rights having reverted back to Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra several months ago. Here's his lengthy answer:

"The rights reverted back to Brian quite a few months ago. I had such a great time working on that project and am truly sad the things we were cooking up can no longer happen. Like everyone else who's a fan of the series I had always wished it either remain in its comic book form. Or, if it must be made, a TV series would be the only thing that would suffice.

However, the "big screen" and...

We have a look at some of the more obscure comic book movie ideas which nearly made it to the big screen…

We've recently been investigating the pile of nearly-made-its in the ever-growing world of cinematic comic book adaptations. You could be forgiven for thinking Hollywood will strap wads of cash to any old comic book writer who stumbles past their door, but so far we’ve written approximately 5,000 words that say otherwise.

First, we delved into DC’s chequered past and found heaps of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman projects that we’ll sadly never get to see (and some other projects we’re quite glad we’ll never have to sit through). We then did the same for Marvel, unearthing plans for a Paul McCartney Silver Surfer rock opera, James Cameron’s bizarre Spider-Man script ideas and an amazingly-cast Dazzler animation from the 1980s.

Now, we turn our...

On Saturday, the publishers and creators of Boom! Studios assembled for a panel in which they discussed Boom!’s founding and some fun stories from its early days as well as its vision going into its ten year anniversary. There were a few announcements for some potentially groundbreaking projects from creators you may recognize. The panelists were Boom! founder/CEO Ross Richie, publisher Filip Sablik, editor-in-chief Matt Gagnon, and writers Mark Waid (Irredeemable), Marguerite Bennett (Sleepy Hollow), and James Tynion IV (The Woods). Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows) made a surprise appearance, and other creators showed up via pre-recorded video.

Ross Richie opened up the panel by talking about how he founded Boom! in his own bedroom with prompting from comics veteran Keith Giffen (Justice League International, Annihilation) based on the principle of partnership between a company and its creators. Publisher Filip Sablik said that over the past year, Boom! has...

Mary Elizabeth Winstead has been cast in The Cellar.

She will star opposite John Goodman in Dan Trachtenberg's microbudget thriller, reports Variety.

Trachtenberg is best known as the director of short fan film Portal: No Escape.

Formerly titled Valencia, the film centres around a woman who wakes up after a car accident to find herself in a cellar with a man who claims the world has been devastated by a nuclear attack.

Trachtenberg was linked last year to the long-gestating adaptation of Brian K Vaughan and Pia Guerra's acclaimed comic Y: The Last Man.

Winstead will next be seen with Jeremy Renner in Kill the Messenger.

The Cellar will begin shooting in the autumn.

John Goodman is in talks to star in upcoming thriller Valencia.

Dan Trachtenberg will direct the film, produced by Bad Robot and Insurge Pictures, a division of Paramount which distributes "micro-budget" projects.

The film is said to take place mostly in an underground cellar, following a young girl who loses consciousness in a car accident.

The girl - who is yet to be cast - awakes in the cellar with a mysterious man (Goodman), who tells her that the world has been devastated by a nuclear attack.

Goodman, perhaps best known for his roles in Roseanne and Argo, has worked with Paramount in the past, most recently voicing a Transformer in Transformers: Age of Extinction.

Trachtenberg, who directed the short fan film Portal: No Escape, was named last year as the director of New Line's planned adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's acclaimed comic book series Y: The Last Man.

If you haven't heard, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg And James Weaver are working on a live-action adaptation of Steve Dillon and Garth Eniss' Preacher for AMC. However, had that deal fell through, they would've turned their attention to makng a live-action tv series from Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's Y: The Last Man. While speaking to Collider, Goldberg stated, "Y: The Last Man as a feature is ludicrous. It’s perfectly made to be a TV show." However, Weaver adds that the script for the "Y" movie was pretty good, "I want to say…I read a lot of scripts, so I’m going to give a little bit of a caveat, but I feel like I read Y, and it’s a very good feature script.” Goldberg goes on to say that had their Preacher television series not been given the green light, attention would have turned...

Dan Trachtenberg received a lot of attention for his Portal short a few years ago (video below), and it helped him land a pretty sweet job: directing the adaptation for the comic book series Y: The Last Man. However, he joined the project last year, and there hasn't been much news since, besides creator Brian K. Vaughan saying New Line might lose the rights to his comics if production doesn't start soon. Now Dan Trachtenberg is attached to a new movie, and it'll be...

Dan Trachtenberg is taking the director's chair on a microbudget thriller titled Valencia , TheWrap reports. Trachtenberg, who has worked until now as a commercials director, was responsible for the short fan film Portal: No Escape , released online in 2011. Valencia was originally scripted by Josh Campbell and Matt Steucken with Dan Casey having recently provided a rewrite. It follows a girl who, after losing consciousness in a car accident, wakes up in an underground cellar with a strange woman who tells her that the outside world has perished in a nuclear attack. Trachtenberg was also named last year as the director of New Line's planned adaptation of Brian K. Vaughn and Pia Guerra's acclaimed comic book series Y: The Last Man . That project has not, as of yet,...

Entertainment Geekly is a weekly column that examines pop culture through a geek lens and simultaneously examines contemporary geek culture through a pop lens. So many lenses! This week there are two columns inspired by True Detective, partially because True Detective was a thought-provoking TV show which deserves a significant amount of thoughtful analysis, but mainly because I missed a column last week. Today: A consideration of where the show’s ending fits into the pantheon. Tomorrow: A meditation on the show’s meaning, or lack thereof. Spoilers follow.

True Detective only ran for eight episodes, but the final episode carried series-finale weight and expectation.