According to the Hollywood Reporter, Maria Bello (The Cooler) will star opposite Viggo Mortensen in New Line Cinema's adaptation of the John Wagner/Vince Locke graphic novel, A History of Violence (published by DC Comics). Josh Olson is adapting the graphic novel and David Cronenberg (Scanners) will direct the film. Since A History of Violence (like Road to Perdition) is essentially a crime story without superheroes or the need for lots of special effects, retailers will have to alert their customers to the fact that the movie is actually based on a graphic novel. No start date for shooting has been announced so far, but the project appears to be progressing well. Stay tuned for further updates.
David Cronenberg Directing Graphic Novel Adaptation
Posted by ICv2 on July 14, 2004 @ 11:00 pm CT

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