ComicConnoisseur Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 (edited) I really, really hope this comes true! Ready Player One' Writer Adapting ROM: Spaceknight for Paramount. http://comicbook.com/movies/2018/03/26/rom-spaceknight-movie-paramount-zak-penn/ Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One adaptation is about to hit theaters, but already the film's writer, Zak Penn, has been tapped to take on another high-profile geek project: adapting the comic book character of ROM: Spacenight into a blockbuster movie for Paramount Pictures. Deadline reports Hasbro's Allspark Pictures is working with Paramount on the ROM movie. The character started as a Parker Brother toy before becoming a Marvel comic book, which was later rebooted under the IDW banner. ROM's comics chronicle the tale of a cyborg called ROM (read-only memory) from the planet Galador, who is tasked with saving his world from the invasion of the Dire Wraith race. After saving Galador, ROM continues his battles against the Dire Wraiths on Earth and on other planets. Edited March 26, 2018 by ComicConnoisseur comic_memories 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 About time! ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Interesting...James Gunn told Screen Rant awhile back the following: “ROM, the story, is owned by Marvel Comics. So the Dire Wraiths, you know, all that story is owned by Marvel Comics. The character and the toys are owned by Paramount, so you can’t have both. Now you can’t have the Spaceknight, at Marvel, and you can’t have the Spaceknights without the story. What always interested me was more the story of the Spaceknights. People who gave up their humanity to save their planet was always very interesting to me, so there may be something to do with that, but it won’t be with ROM.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted March 29, 2018 Author Share Posted March 29, 2018 I hope it has this opening. John R, Azkaban and JoshuaM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Interesting tidbit about who owns the rights to Dire Wraiths. James Gunn Explains the ROM: Spaceknight ‘Problem. https://www.cbr.com/james-gunn-rom-spaceknight/ Although IDW Publishing launched a ROM comic book revival, many of the story elements and characters that made the original series a favorite with fans — including Gunn — remain with Marvel. Asked whether he has any interest in an adaptation, the filmmaker cited the entanglement. I don’t, because this is the problem,” he told Screen Rant. “ROM, the story, is owned by Marvel Comics. So the Dire Wraiths, you know, all that story is owned by Marvel Comics. The character and the toys are owned by Paramount, so you can’t have both. Now you can’t have the Spaceknight, at Marvel, and you can’t have the Spaceknights without the story. What always interested me was more the story of the Spaceknights. People who gave up their humanity to save their planet was always very interesting to me, so there may be something to do with that, but it won’t be with ROM.” 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoginohio Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 who owns the toy rights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 22 minutes ago, kdoginohio said: who owns the toy rights? Hasbro. I see Gunn's point about the comic book stories fans will be reflecting on belonging to Marvel. So the movie would have to go in a different direction. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelcollector Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 24 minutes ago, Bosco685 said: Hasbro. I see Gunn's point about the comic book stories fans will be reflecting on belonging to Marvel. So the movie would have to go in a different direction. Well, the MCU has never had any qualms about doing that... So, no problem. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoginohio Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 intro/cameo in the next GOTG film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
