Umbrella Academy Headed to the Big Screen

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According to Variety, Universal Studios has begun work on the big screen adaptation of Umbrella Academy. The comic, created by Gerard Way (front man of My Chemical Romance), revolves around seven superheroes that reunite when their adoptive father dies. They then carry out his plans to save the world.

Universal has hired Mark Bomback (Race to Witch Mountain and Live Free and Die Hard) to write the script. No director has been selected yet.


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[marumae.livejournal.com]

Not sure how I feel about this, on one hand yay! for Gerard on another hand I keep thinking it's too complex to be adapted properly.