Atlas Entertainment Acquires Graphic Novel ‘Langley High’ From Benderspink
Atlas Entertainment co-founderCharles Rovenput his weight behind such comic book adaptations as Zack Snyder’sMan of Steeland Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, and it seems he’s not done with the graphic novel format yet. Roven and Atlas Entertainment colleagueAlex Gartnerhave just acquired the movie rights toLangley High, an upcoming book conceived by Benderspink’sJC SpinkandChristopher Cosmosabout the teenage son of a captured CIA agent.Tomm CokerandDaniel Freedman, creators of the vampire romance comicUndying Love, have been tapped to write the big-screen adaptation. More details after the jump.
Langley Highcenters around a student who attends the titular school, located less than two miles away from CIA headquarters. (Which, incidentally, is areal schoolthat actually is about 1.6 miles from the George Bush Center for Intelligence.) When his father is captured in Russia and disavowed by the CIA, the boy joins forces with an undercover CIA agent who’s been posing as a Langley High teacher and embarks on a “Taken-like” quest to get his revenge.
The plotline sounds like pretty standard stuff for a teen-oriented thriller, but I’d imagine it could be fun if the producers get the right people on the project.Langley Highthe book was initially announced at Comic-Con earlier this summer, and as far as I can tell has not yet set a publication date.
Roven co-founded Atlas Entertainment in the ’90s and has since produced a wide range of films, includingThe Bank Job,The Brothers Grimm,Twelve Monkeys, andCity of Angelsthrough the shingle. Benderspink’s past projects includeI Am Number Four, theHangoverfilms, the first threeAmerican Piemovies, andA History of Violence. Benderspink also recentlysigned onto produceUndying Lovefor Warner Bros. Coker and Freedman will write the script based on their own book.
