One reason less to order HBO 1
Newsarama is reporting that the long gestating Preacher television series has just been canceled. Mark Steven Johnson, best known for directing the Ghost Rider and Daredevil film adaptations announced today that the head of HBO cable network simply thought that the Preacher comic book “was just too dark, too violent, and too controversial.”
The comic book series was optioned by HBO more than two years ago, and very little had been heard from the project since, so for most it’s not a surprise, but still, I’m pretty mad by the news. Yes, Preacher, which revolves around the story of Jesse Custer’s quest to find and kill God is one of the most violent and controversial comic book series, but we’re talking about HBO, who aren’t strangers to neither violence or controversy.
I’m really saddened by this news. Preacher, along with the Song of Ice and Fire series were two of the main reasons I was looking forward to getting HBO. I know that in nerd circles isn’t held in the highest esteem , but I still maintain that Daredevil is one of the better comic book movies(certainly in my personal top five), and in the interviews that he gave, Johnson showed real love for the characters.
Maybe it’s a good thing that Watchmen never went too HBO then…
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