There really doesn’t seem to be a comic or
graphic novel around anymore that hasn’t been optioned for a feature length
film; mind you I’m not complaining. Being the huge comic geek that I am it’s
great to see people becoming more accepting of the medium, and taking interest
in the incredibly cool and most of the time, underappreciated stories.
That being so, it’s very cool to hear that
director Renny Harlin (DIE HARD 2,
A
NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: DREAM MASTER) has now been picked up to
direct BRODIE’S LAW, the comic created by Daley Osiyemi and David Bircham.
The boys over at
Movies Online managed to scoop up the synopsis for BRODIE’S LAW,
and it sounds fantastic!
Jack Brodie, a
prison-hardened thief with a short temper and a bad attitude, hopes that a
corporate espionage gig will be his ticket to a better life with his estranged,
drug addicted wife and their son. The heist goes awry, but Brodie escapes with a
secret project: the chemical formula PM13. Brodie discovers that the heist was a
setup; his wife has been killed and his son kidnapped. Fueled by revenge, and
with the help of an alluring researcher, Brodie unlocks the secret of formula
PM13. He infects himself with the formula, gaining the ability to absorb human
DNA and take on the physical form and mind of whoever he touches. In his
desperate search for answers, Brodie becomes the very man who killed his wife
and then a sultry dominatrix who lusts after the local crime boss. Before losing
his own identity to these transformations, Brodie must confront the man behind
this elaborate plot, rescue his son and save his own sanity.
The series is pretty dark and seems like it would
translate well to the big screen. No one’s been signed as of yet for the cast of
BRODIE’S LAW, but if your interested in finding out more about the
character and comic series, click
here.