This story has stemmed from over 3 sources, the final being an independent confirmation from Collider, so I'll just link that one. Yesterday, director DJ Caruso took to his twitter to confirm that he is now locked down to direct the long gestured adaptation of the comic book, Preacher. The director, whom previously helmed The Salton Sea, Disturbia and I Am Number Four, was previously attached to a now-cancelled adaptation of another series, Y-The Last Man. As of this writing, there are no other details made available about the film.
Personally, and I say this as a massive fan of the source material, the studio really could do better than Caruso. Of the 5 films of his that he's directed, 2 are actually worth a shit. The others, well, not so much. The difficulty with nailing an adaptation like this is; how do you maintain the madcap nature of the original? Preacher is chock-full of profanity, gore, nudity, anti-religious themes and many, many other taboo-shattering materials. In short, I'm not sure about this one, but at least it's being made. That's good, right? Right?
Personally, and I say this as a massive fan of the source material, the studio really could do better than Caruso. Of the 5 films of his that he's directed, 2 are actually worth a shit. The others, well, not so much. The difficulty with nailing an adaptation like this is; how do you maintain the madcap nature of the original? Preacher is chock-full of profanity, gore, nudity, anti-religious themes and many, many other taboo-shattering materials. In short, I'm not sure about this one, but at least it's being made. That's good, right? Right?
