LRF Comic-Con (Season 17)

As usual, Season 17 will see a handful of films released by LRF based on comic books. In this new segment, we will get a little sneak preview at that slate of films along with exclusive news regarding each project. Here is the first ever LRF Comic-Con....


Round 4 - Hex: The Cult of Cain
Director Chan-wook Park (Blackbird, Hex) and star Brad Pitt (Hands on a Hard Body, Hex) return for a sequel to the DC Comics western Hex after voters awarded it with the Most Wanted Sequel award at the 13th Golden Reel Awards. The big news however is that original writer Dwight Gallo (McCain, X-Men) has not returned to pen the film, instead being replaced by Jimmy Ellis (Zatanna, Lady Red). For this film, we have an early look at the film's poster, which illustrates a change in setting for the film:

Round 5 - Justice League Dark
LRF's DC Comics Universe has had a couple big team-up films, but this one will feature a group of the Universe's more magical and supernatural characters. The script was written by APJ (The Birds, Hawkworld) and the aforementioned Jimmy Ellis. Despite the premise of the group, the film is set to co-star one non-magical character: Ryan Gosling as The Question!

Round 7 - The Hulk
The LRF Marvel Universe will continue to expand past Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men with a film based on everyone's angry green Hulk. Writer Mark Newton (The Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer: The Power Cosmic) will add to his Marvel resume with the film. After an extensive search for a director who could handle the action and the science-fiction elements of the film, the writer and studio have landed Leigh Whannell (Upgrade, The Invisible Man) to direct the film. For the Comic-Con festivities, we have a look at the poster for the film:

Round 8 - The Sandman
Writer Chad Taylor (No Laughing Matter, Gambit and Rogue) will bring the Vertigo-turned-DC Comics series The Sandman to the big screen for the first time. The lead role, Dream, was reportedly difficult to cast, but finally the studio and filmmakers found their man. Johnny Depp (Rasputin, Crimson) has signed on to star in the film, following his acclaimed performance in Crimson.

Round 9 - Namor the Sub-Mariner
In what is set to be one of the biggest LRF releases to-date, writer John Malone (Crimson, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow) has written a film based on Marvel's underwater hero, Namor the Sub-Mariner. In a casting move that probably isn't all that surprising given the writer, LRF star Alden Ehrenreich (Elysian, The Raven) has signed on to star as the title character.

Round 10 - Green Lantern Corps
It only stands to reason that the final film of the first LRF Comic-Con will have some of the biggest news. One of the biggest characters missing from LRF's DC Comics Universe over the seasons has been Green Lantern, but now the two most popular incarnations of the character, Hal Jordan and John Stewart, are both set to appear in the film from writer APJ. To announce their involvement on the film the director and star of the film have joined us live from the top secret set of the film:

Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher, Mission: Impossible - Fallout) will direct the film, Green Lantern Corps, marking his LRF debut, which will star his frequent collaborator, box office mega-star Tom Cruise (Heights, The Andromeda Strain) as Green Lantern Hal Jordan. And as a special treat for the fans, they have presented a shot of Cruise in character from the first day of shooting:

And that's it for the first ever LRF Comic-Con! Be sure to check out the films above, as well as the rest of the LRF release slate in Season 17.