Legendary Developing Nonplayer Comic Book Adaptation

Legendary Entertainment has nab the rights to theNonplayercomic books and is now developing a plastic film adaptation . The series , from writer and creative person Nate Simpson , made quite an entree back in 2011 whenNonplayer # 1was released . The single military issue drew attending to the then still - bud comic Word of God author and even bring him several accolades , including an Eisner Award as a newcomer to the industry .

However , it took Simpson another four days to put outNonplayer # 2 , due to some personal milestones that include the nativity of his first son and tragedy , as he suffered a major injury that cramp his work on the series . Now , as fans are still wait for the next installation of the seven - egress narrative that the author hop to enclose - up by 2017 , a big growing imply the property has emerged - as it turns out that the cartoon strip will soon embellish the big screen .

According toDeadline , Legendary Entertainment has acquired the film rights to the Image Comics serial and has begun body of work on aNonplayermovie adaptation . The handwriting for the film is being write by Eric Pearson , who has previously worked on such comic book adaptation asThor : Ragnarokand the Marvel / ABC TV seriesAgent Carter . It ’s deserving nothing that this is not the first time thatNonplayerhas been optioned to become a flick . Some years back , Warner Bros. also began work on aNonplayerfilm version , with producers David Heyman and Roy Lee attached . For unspoilt or worse , that looping of the project never made it past pre - output .

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For the uninitiated , Nonplayerfollows the life of lead Dana Stevens : a tamale delivery woman who participate in an on-line roleplaying game , where she lives her fantasy lifestyle . After defeating a major reference , the biz ’s AI infects the whole system , causing it to shed into substantial life . ineffectual to log - out from the augment world claim , Dana call for to cover execute the secret plan and eventually finish , if she is to survive .

In a Hollywood era dominated by comic record book movie version , it will be interesting to see how a non - Marvel / DC title likeNonplayerfares by comparison . Something like Mark Millar’sKingsmancomic book series , for example , has become a breakout murder on the big screen , thanks to film director Matthew Vaughn ’s faultless style and invigorated take on the property . Only time will secernate if this raw Legendary undertaking follows suit .