APDallas Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Just read that Netflix ordered a 8 episode series based on Matt Wagner's GRENDEL. Better pull out those Comico Primers #2 in 5...4...3...2... Bosco685, SuperBird and iggy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Quote EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has given an eight-episode series order to Grendel, a series based on the masked vigilante from Matt Wagner’s popular, award-winning Dark Horse comic book series, with Abubakr Ali (Power Book II: Ghost, Katy Keene) set to star in the titular role. With Ali’s casting, he becomes the first Arab Muslim male actor to portray a series lead in a comic book adaptation. The series, written and executive produced by Resident Evil and Supernatural alum Andrew Dabb, comes out of Netflix’s first look deal with Dark Horse Entertainment. Also joining the cast are Jaime Ray Newman (Dopesick, The Time Traveler’s Wife), Julian Black Antelope (The Flash, Debris), Madeline Zima (Californication, Hacks), Kevin Corrigan (Scenes from an Empty Church, The Get Down), Emma Ho (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, The Expanse), Erik Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Watchmen), Brittany Allen (What Keeps You Alive)and Andy Mientus (The Flash, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings). Read more about their characters below. aardvark88 and Sauce Dog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 This has been a long time coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 I just hope they do it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Well that's a welcome surprise. The one thing I had hoped was that due to all the MCU popularity we would start to see companies mine other non-marvel/dc properties, and hitting up Dark Horse is a dream for me. Let's hope this does well and even gives us some glimpses of Grendel Prime (which actually had a new modern comics series recently) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 4:20 PM, Sauce Dog said: Well that's a welcome surprise. The one thing I had hoped was that due to all the MCU popularity we would start to see companies mine other non-marvel/dc properties, and hitting up Dark Horse is a dream for me. Let's hope this does well and even gives us some glimpses of Grendel Prime (which actually had a new modern comics series recently) One of my Copper Age favorites! Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 12:08 AM, Bosco685 said: One of my Copper Age favorites! Yup. There are some great stories. Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toz Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Would love to see Mage brought to the screen. Ken Aldred and Bosco685 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brain Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 12:20 PM, Toz said: Would love to see Mage brought to the screen. When I last talked to Matt, he said it was in "development hell." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Quote While speaking exclusively with Screen Rant to discuss his role in Prey, Julian Black Antelope opened up about Netflix's upcoming Grendel TV show. Though keeping mum on a timeline for its arrival, Antelope teased that comic book fans will be very pleased with how the project adapts the source material. See what Antelope shared below: "It blew me away, Matt Wagner's comic has been around since I think the early '80s, 1982-83, somewhere in there. It's come out with so many different versions of Grendel, different iterations of it over the years, and it's got this fan base that I wasn't even aware existed. I don't want to say too much about this right now, but I can say if you're a Grendel comic fan out there and you're familiar with the comic, you will not be disappointed in the series at all. And if you are not a Grendel fan and this is a first-time thing for you, I guarantee you that if you watch it, you will not be disappointed at all. It's got everything, I feel very blessed to be part of the project. That's what I can say. I don't want to talk too much about it, I don't know what I'm allowed to say and what I'm not. [Chuckles]" Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Ugh, Netflix killed it. Bosco685 and MAR1979 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 On 9/27/2022 at 2:39 PM, SuperBird said: Ugh, Netflix killed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 It's a safe guess to assume Resident Evil killed this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperheart Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 NFLX Batgirl'd this, the entire season was shot ‘Grendel’ Actor Andy Mientus Shares “Shock” Over Netflix Cancellation: “I Won’t Pretend It Doesn’t Really Sting” https://deadline.com/2022/09/grendel-actor-andy-mientus-netflix-series-cancellation-1235129819/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAR1979 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) On 9/14/2021 at 1:54 PM, APDallas said: Just read that Netflix ordered a 8 episode series based on Matt Wagner's GRENDEL. Better pull out those Comico Primers #2 in 5...4...3...2... Better put away those Comico Primers and hope no one else decides to pick up an effort that apparently was such a steaming pile that Netflix said "yeah, we ain't going even upload those completed episode files to our servers" Edited September 29, 2022 by MAR1979 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwoogieman Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 I have to believe that film in the can does not mean the episodes were complete with all editing, scoring, cgi, etc., etc. done, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsilverjanet Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Supposedly they can shop the show elsewhere Bosco685 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauce Dog Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 On 9/29/2022 at 4:47 PM, MAR1979 said: Better put away those Comico Primers and hope no one else decides to pick up an effort that apparently was such a steaming pile that Netflix said "yeah, we ain't going even upload those completed episode files to our servers" I don't think that was the necessarily the case but rather the name associated with it. Keep in mind the failure that is Resident Evil is very fresh in the publics minds, and it was a very big failure for them, so putting more money towards ANY project by Andrew Dabb is going to be at a disadvantage (no matter how it turns out, good or bad, many will now think 'Grendel? From the guy who made Resident Evil on Netflix - no thanks, pass). Better to cut their losses now with only filming complete (lots of cost left to even finish these, from editing to effects) and let someone else release it (that way Netflix can only benefit. If someone else releases it and it is crappy they are vindicated in cancelling it and look smart in saving the money, if on the other hand it ends up being good they can still claim credit as all the casting, writing, and filming was by them and people will still associate Netflix in some way with it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bird Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Grendel has long been a favorite. I am hopeful we see a finished product somewhere. For some reason as soon as I saw this guy I think his body shape screams Grendel, not in every photo but in this one and a few others. this guy in the suit holding the staff would look fantastic, like the statue I think mrwoogieman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Julian Black Antelope is a solid 'background' actor. Needed a better actor to carry a whole show, a recurring mistake in the comic book TV / Movie world atm. aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
