Comic book adaptations have been the theme of this decade and the last one. As one series concludes, filmmakers are jumping at the chance to tell us stories from another set of comic books or graphic novels that promise to provide something different. In this age of exhaustion caused by back-to-back superhero movies and television shows being adapted for the screen, only a few stood out for the right reasons. The Amazon original The Boys is probably one of the only television shows in the superhero genre that is a quality adaptation of its source material. Netflix brings you something similar to our screens. The Chosen One is a Mexican fantasy fiction drama that has been adapted from American Jesus. The comic book series, created by Mark Millar and Peter Gross, is originally set in America, but the makers of the Netflix series set the story in a rural town in Mexico.
- 8/17/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Though he's had some mixed fortunes with adapting his work into Netflix series (Jupiter's Legacy had an ignominious one-season but others are in the works), Mark Millar's Millarworld is still part of the streaming giant's world. His next adaptation will be a fresh take on American Jesus called The Chosen One.
Co-created by Millar and artist Peter Gross, the comics first hit stands in 2004, but it has been a labour of love and years for the pair to finish the series – and at one point, was going to become a movie directed by Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn.
For the Netflix version, the story is being switched to Mexico. Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy, suddenly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead! As the Evangelical and the Yaquí leaders in town try to get him to use his powers to save mankind,...
Co-created by Millar and artist Peter Gross, the comics first hit stands in 2004, but it has been a labour of love and years for the pair to finish the series – and at one point, was going to become a movie directed by Kick-Ass' Matthew Vaughn.
For the Netflix version, the story is being switched to Mexico. Jodie, a twelve-year-old boy, suddenly discovers he has Jesus-like powers: he can turn water into wine, make the crippled walk, and, perhaps, even raise the dead! As the Evangelical and the Yaquí leaders in town try to get him to use his powers to save mankind,...
- 3/28/2023
- by James White
- Empire - TV
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Two actors on the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured after the van they were riding in crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula.
Local media reported the crash occurred on June 16, and said the van flipped after running off the road in a desert area. The crew had apparently been working in the nearby Santa Rosalia area at the time.
The accident did not occur on set and the van was in transit from Santa Rosalía to the local airport when the crash took place, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
The Baja California Department of Culture said Friday that Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar died. The six injured and currently unnamed production members include two other actors and four members of the crew who are all currently stable,...
Two actors on the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured after the van they were riding in crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula.
Local media reported the crash occurred on June 16, and said the van flipped after running off the road in a desert area. The crew had apparently been working in the nearby Santa Rosalia area at the time.
The accident did not occur on set and the van was in transit from Santa Rosalía to the local airport when the crash took place, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
The Baja California Department of Culture said Friday that Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar died. The six injured and currently unnamed production members include two other actors and four members of the crew who are all currently stable,...
- 6/20/2022
- by Associated Press, THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Production has shut down on the Netflix series “The Chosen One” after two actors were killed and six others were injured in a car crash near the city of Mulegé in Baja California. Two other actors and four members of the production crew were also injured but are reported to be in stable condition.
According to Variety, it has been confirmed that the accident didn’t occur on-set but instead happened as the eight members of the production were traveling to the local airport. It’s been reported that the van flipped after running off the road, though the investigation is still ongoing. Netflix has not provided a comment on the accident, which happened on Thursday. Production company Redrum has decided to halt production and it is not known when the series, which has been in production since April, will resume.
Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar were...
According to Variety, it has been confirmed that the accident didn’t occur on-set but instead happened as the eight members of the production were traveling to the local airport. It’s been reported that the van flipped after running off the road, though the investigation is still ongoing. Netflix has not provided a comment on the accident, which happened on Thursday. Production company Redrum has decided to halt production and it is not known when the series, which has been in production since April, will resume.
Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar were...
- 6/19/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Two cast members have died and production has been halted on the Netflix series "The Chosen One," an adaptation of the Mark Millar and Peter Gross comic "American Jesus." The Associated Press (via News9 Live) reports that a van accident occurred on the Baja California Sur peninsula in Mexico, where the crew had been working in the city of Santa Rosalía. The van reportedly went off-road and flipped in a desert area on Thursday, June 16, 2022, leaving actors Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar dead, according to the Baja California Department of Culture.
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- 6/19/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Update: More details have emerged from the accident that claimed the lives of two actors and injured two cast members and four crew members in Mexico while filming Netflix series The Chosen One.
The production of the series has been temporarily paused by Redrum, the company running the filming. The accident occurred when the victims were in transit from Santa Rosalía to the local airport on June 16th. The injured cast and crew members are in stable condition.
Netflix has not yet commented on the accident.
SAG-AFTRA is looking into the accident. “SAG-AFTRA has been in contact with Netflix and with the Mexican actors union Anda about this incident and we are investigating the circumstances with local production,” said a spokesperson. “On set safety is always our top priority. We will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure that our members and others are safe in their workplace.”
Earlier:...
The production of the series has been temporarily paused by Redrum, the company running the filming. The accident occurred when the victims were in transit from Santa Rosalía to the local airport on June 16th. The injured cast and crew members are in stable condition.
Netflix has not yet commented on the accident.
SAG-AFTRA is looking into the accident. “SAG-AFTRA has been in contact with Netflix and with the Mexican actors union Anda about this incident and we are investigating the circumstances with local production,” said a spokesperson. “On set safety is always our top priority. We will continue to take all necessary steps to ensure that our members and others are safe in their workplace.”
Earlier:...
- 6/18/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Two actors working on the Netflix series “The Chosen One” in Mexico were killed in a car crash on Thursday, while six more of the show’s cast and crew were also injured in the wreck.
Local media (via The Associated Press) first reported Thursday that a van they were riding in near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula flipped and ran off the road in a desert area. An individual with knowledge of the accident additionally confirmed to TheWrap that the two individuals were killed while in transit from the Santa Rosalia area to the local airport.
Two other actors on the show and four crew members were injured in the accident but remain stable, the individual added. The accident did not occur on set for “The Chosen One.”
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The AP confirmed Friday via the...
Local media (via The Associated Press) first reported Thursday that a van they were riding in near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula flipped and ran off the road in a desert area. An individual with knowledge of the accident additionally confirmed to TheWrap that the two individuals were killed while in transit from the Santa Rosalia area to the local airport.
Two other actors on the show and four crew members were injured in the accident but remain stable, the individual added. The accident did not occur on set for “The Chosen One.”
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- 6/18/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Two actors working on the Netflix series “The Chosen One” have died in a car crash after riding in a van near the city of Mulegé on the Baja California Sur peninsula. The incident left six other members of the production injured. The crew had been working on the television production in the nearby Santa Rosalia area.
Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar were the two actors who sustained fatal injuries in the accident. Names were confirmed to the Associated Press by the Baja California Department of Culture on Friday.
Variety has reached out to Netflix for comment on the situation. According to casting calls, the series is being taped by an independent production company. It currently remains unclear how the accident will impact production on the show moving forward.
Local media reported that the crash occurred Thursday when the van flipped after running off the road in a desert area.
Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar were the two actors who sustained fatal injuries in the accident. Names were confirmed to the Associated Press by the Baja California Department of Culture on Friday.
Variety has reached out to Netflix for comment on the situation. According to casting calls, the series is being taped by an independent production company. It currently remains unclear how the accident will impact production on the show moving forward.
Local media reported that the crash occurred Thursday when the van flipped after running off the road in a desert area.
- 6/18/2022
- by J. Kim Murphy and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Prodigal, Inc, the L.A.-based entertainment company headed by Arvind Ethan David, a producer of the Tony Award-nominated Jagged Little Pill, has hired Tarquin Pack, producer of films including Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, The Debt, Stardust and X-Men: First Class, as Producer + Head of Film & TV.
Said Pack in a statement, “Arvind and the team at Prodigal have demonstrated excellence across theatre, television, film – and even expanded during the pandemic into tabletop gaming, escape rooms and audio dramas. I look forward to actively growing our presence in the U.K. and am thrilled to build on the many projects we currently have in development,”
Pack, based out of the United Kingdom, will oversee development and production for film and TV for Prodigal, along with current Director of Development and Head of Audio, Brittany Chapman.
“The last few years of producing amidst a pandemic showed us that we couldn’t stay as we were,...
Said Pack in a statement, “Arvind and the team at Prodigal have demonstrated excellence across theatre, television, film – and even expanded during the pandemic into tabletop gaming, escape rooms and audio dramas. I look forward to actively growing our presence in the U.K. and am thrilled to build on the many projects we currently have in development,”
Pack, based out of the United Kingdom, will oversee development and production for film and TV for Prodigal, along with current Director of Development and Head of Audio, Brittany Chapman.
“The last few years of producing amidst a pandemic showed us that we couldn’t stay as we were,...
- 4/4/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
This week sees the launch of Joe Hill's new horror imprint at DC Comics with Basketful of Heads #1! DC just released two brand new trailers to give horror fans a tease of what's to come from Hill House Comics:
Burbank, CA - Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - This Halloween, you can keep your ghosts, goblins, candy corn, and red balloon carrying clown costumes, because DC and Joe Hill are taking care of all your boogeyman needs now and the coming months as the Hill House Comics imprint debuts today with Basketful Of Heads, written by Joe Hill, with art by Leomacs and cover by Reiko Murakami.
Basketful Of Heads is the story of June Branch, a young woman from the small town of Brody Island. Four cunning criminals have kidnapped her boyfriends for their own deranged reasons and June is trapped with them with no defense except an 8th-century Viking axe...
Burbank, CA - Wednesday, October 30, 2019 - This Halloween, you can keep your ghosts, goblins, candy corn, and red balloon carrying clown costumes, because DC and Joe Hill are taking care of all your boogeyman needs now and the coming months as the Hill House Comics imprint debuts today with Basketful Of Heads, written by Joe Hill, with art by Leomacs and cover by Reiko Murakami.
Basketful Of Heads is the story of June Branch, a young woman from the small town of Brody Island. Four cunning criminals have kidnapped her boyfriends for their own deranged reasons and June is trapped with them with no defense except an 8th-century Viking axe...
- 10/31/2019
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
DC Comics and horror author Joe Hill have teamed up for a new horror DC label called Hill House Comics and the first project from this collaboration has launched with Basketful of Heads. Just in time for Halloween, the comic was written by Hill and with art by Leomacs and cover by Reiko Murakami.
Additional new titles will hit comic book stores in November and December. I’ve included a couple of trailers below for you to watch. The first is for Basketful of Heads and the other is for Hill House Comics and it shows us what they are looking to deliver.
Basketful of Heads tells the story of June Branch, “a young woman from the small town of Brody Island. Four cunning criminals have kidnapped her boyfriends for their own deranged reasons and June is trapped with them with no defense except an 8th-century Viking axe that can...
Additional new titles will hit comic book stores in November and December. I’ve included a couple of trailers below for you to watch. The first is for Basketful of Heads and the other is for Hill House Comics and it shows us what they are looking to deliver.
Basketful of Heads tells the story of June Branch, “a young woman from the small town of Brody Island. Four cunning criminals have kidnapped her boyfriends for their own deranged reasons and June is trapped with them with no defense except an 8th-century Viking axe that can...
- 10/31/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Don Kaye Jul 31, 2019
Hill House Comics is coming your way courtesy of Joe Hill and a few friends.
Acclaimed novelist and comics author Joe Hill is launching a new line of horror comics this fall through DC. Called Hill House Comics, the monthly line will start off with a tale called “Basketful of Heads,” written by Hill himself and illustrated by Leomacs (Massimiliano Leonardo). Four more stories -- “The Dollhouse Family,” written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross, “The Low, Low Woods” by Carmen Maria Machado and Dani, “Daphne Byrne” by Laura Marks and Kelley Jones, and “Plunge” by Hill and an artist to be announced -- will follow.
In addition, Hill -- whose novels include NOS4A2 (now an AMC TV series) and The Fireman -- will also pen a backup story called “Sea Dogs,” about werewolves at sea, which will run in the back of every issue.
Hill House Comics is coming your way courtesy of Joe Hill and a few friends.
Acclaimed novelist and comics author Joe Hill is launching a new line of horror comics this fall through DC. Called Hill House Comics, the monthly line will start off with a tale called “Basketful of Heads,” written by Hill himself and illustrated by Leomacs (Massimiliano Leonardo). Four more stories -- “The Dollhouse Family,” written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross, “The Low, Low Woods” by Carmen Maria Machado and Dani, “Daphne Byrne” by Laura Marks and Kelley Jones, and “Plunge” by Hill and an artist to be announced -- will follow.
In addition, Hill -- whose novels include NOS4A2 (now an AMC TV series) and The Fireman -- will also pen a backup story called “Sea Dogs,” about werewolves at sea, which will run in the back of every issue.
- 7/30/2019
- Den of Geek
DC Comics is looking to build their horror comic book line and they are teaming up with author Joe Hill to create these new stories for them! Hill is the son of Stephen King and has written several wonderfully terrifying tales over the years. A couple of his more popular titles include Locke & Key and NOS4A2.
Hill is a great writer and It’ll be great to see what kinds of creepy stories he ends up creating for DC. This new line of comics will be debuting in October under the "Hill House Comics" line.
The official announcement reads, "This October, DC will team up with best-selling author Joe Hill to present Hill House Comics, a new pop-up line of horror comic books. DC’s long-standing tradition of publishing thought-provoking and riveting horror from House of Mystery to classic Sandman will continue with this new line featuring five original...
Hill is a great writer and It’ll be great to see what kinds of creepy stories he ends up creating for DC. This new line of comics will be debuting in October under the "Hill House Comics" line.
The official announcement reads, "This October, DC will team up with best-selling author Joe Hill to present Hill House Comics, a new pop-up line of horror comic books. DC’s long-standing tradition of publishing thought-provoking and riveting horror from House of Mystery to classic Sandman will continue with this new line featuring five original...
- 6/27/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
John Saavedra Jun 26, 2019
A new DC horror comics line is coming in October from the mind of author Joe Hill.
DC Comics is launching a new horror comics line curated by author Joe Hill in October. It's called Hill House Comics and it follows in the footsteps of other "pop-up" lines at DC such as Gerard Way's Young Animal.
Hill, who is best known for horror novels such as NOS4A2 and his comic book series Locke & Key, will write two of the five books in the new line, which will be published under DC's Black Label imprint. Joining Hill are both comic book veterans as well as a few newcomers.
Here's the lineup: Basketful of Heads, written by Hill with art by Leomacs; The Dollhouse Family, written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross; The Low, Low Woods, written by Carmen Maria Machado and with art by Dani; Daphne Byrne,...
A new DC horror comics line is coming in October from the mind of author Joe Hill.
DC Comics is launching a new horror comics line curated by author Joe Hill in October. It's called Hill House Comics and it follows in the footsteps of other "pop-up" lines at DC such as Gerard Way's Young Animal.
Hill, who is best known for horror novels such as NOS4A2 and his comic book series Locke & Key, will write two of the five books in the new line, which will be published under DC's Black Label imprint. Joining Hill are both comic book veterans as well as a few newcomers.
Here's the lineup: Basketful of Heads, written by Hill with art by Leomacs; The Dollhouse Family, written by Mike Carey with art by Peter Gross; The Low, Low Woods, written by Carmen Maria Machado and with art by Dani; Daphne Byrne,...
- 6/26/2019
- Den of Geek
Let’s get this out of the way right now. This list is wrong. Although I try to be as objective as possible when putting it together there is no way to make it completely void of my subjective opinion. So why do this? For one I enjoy doing it as it pushes me to read comics I would not normally read. The biggest reason is that my favorite thing is to recommend comics and this allows me to do just that. Lastly, I hope it shows just how varied comics can be and the amazing content there is each year.
The other part of this is the criteria used to create this list. Comics provide a unique challenge in end of year list creation due to the many different formats they are released. You have straight graphic novels that are self-contained stories, ongoing monthly titles, one shot, mini-series, webcomics,...
The other part of this is the criteria used to create this list. Comics provide a unique challenge in end of year list creation due to the many different formats they are released. You have straight graphic novels that are self-contained stories, ongoing monthly titles, one shot, mini-series, webcomics,...
- 12/27/2018
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Look, I don’t think I can describe it better than I did a couple of weeks ago when this book entered my house, so let me quote myself:
Twenty years or so ago, everything in corporate comics had to be an event. The Vertigo “line” at DC was actually a bunch of entirely separate comics with a rough shared audience and stance, but they had to have a big Event in their annuals (which they also had to have) in 1993. It was called The Children’s Crusade, and there were bookend standalone comics that the various individual comics’ annuals slotted in between, more or less. It was not the most successful experiment. After a couple of decades, though, someone at DC realized they had a couple of issues written or co-written by [Neil] Gaiman that were sitting uncollected and not making them any money. So they commissioned a new team...
Twenty years or so ago, everything in corporate comics had to be an event. The Vertigo “line” at DC was actually a bunch of entirely separate comics with a rough shared audience and stance, but they had to have a big Event in their annuals (which they also had to have) in 1993. It was called The Children’s Crusade, and there were bookend standalone comics that the various individual comics’ annuals slotted in between, more or less. It was not the most successful experiment. After a couple of decades, though, someone at DC realized they had a couple of issues written or co-written by [Neil] Gaiman that were sitting uncollected and not making them any money. So they commissioned a new team...
- 4/26/2018
- by Andrew Wheeler
- Comicmix.com
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