Guy Ritchie to direct Lobo

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Ritchie Locked for Lobo

Warner Bros. has locked Guy Ritchie to direct “Lobo,” the live action adaptation of the DC Comics drama about an alien interstellar bounty hunter.
Don Payne wrote the most recent script draft, and Joel Silver, Akiva Goldsman and Andrew Rona will produce. Pic is a co-production between Silver Pictures and Weed Road.
Ritchie will make the film his follow-up to “Sherlock Holmes,” the Silver-produced film that stars Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams, which Warner Bros. opens Christmas Day.
Production on “Lobo” begins early next year. The character originated in 1983 in “Omega Men,” written by Roger Slifer and Keith Giffen. Lobo has had several comic incarnations. In the film, he is a seven-foot tall, blue-skinned, indestructible and heavily muscled anti-hero who drives a pimped out motorcycle, and lands on Earth in search of four fugitives who are bent on wreaking havoc. Lobo teams with a small town teenaged girl to stop the creatures.
WB is aiming for a PG-13 rating. Pic will be strong on visual effects, and Ritchie will bring the irreverent, gruff tone of past films like "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels."
Steve Richards and Kerry Foster will be executive producers.
With all the attention on Disney’s Marvel deal, the Ritchie deals gives WB yet another production start through its DC Comics banner. Silver and Goldsman are producers on “The Losers,” while Goldsman is a producer on “Jonah Hex.” WB recently set Ryan Reynolds to play the title character in the Martin Campbell-directed “Green Lantern.” DC Comics is a WB-owned entity, and Gregory Noveck steers the film adaptations for DC.
Ritchie is repped by CAA.

http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/09/ritchie-locked-for-lobo.html?nid=2854

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Great news!

 

[Octoberist]

Great news but I do have to say: It's strange to get a director like Ritchie to direct a movie about a character like Lobo. Wouldn't it be interesting if Ritchie could get his hands on..Superman or The Flash.

Anyway, like it matters. If they can get people like Ritchie for Lobo, image what WB is willing to get for their higher properties.

 

[FlawlessVictory]

Benicio Del Toro for Lobo! t:

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

To me, this says that Sherlock Holmes works and they're hooking up with Ritchie again as a vote of confidence.

 

[Chewy]

Teenaged girl

 

[JDym]

Pg 13?!?!

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

This is another left field choice for me, Ritchie wouldnt be the most obvious choice for Lobo but he could bring some excellent ideas to the movie.

From little I know of the character, he seems like a Ritchie character, crazy, quirky and violent, though the pg-13 rating is confusing. Looking forward to this though, wonder who the bad guy will be?

 

[mclay18]

After Watchmen underperformed at the b.o., Warner Brothers is aiming for PG-13 rated DC superhero films in the future (save for Jonah Hex).

Good news. Seems like WB is getting a move on their superhero properties faster than Marvel is (considering their acquistion by Disney). GL and Lobo start production next year, while The Losers and JH were shot this year. The competition is heating up...

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

^I'm really glad DC is coming into the game more, I love both Marvel and DC but quality wise, DC has won the last few years for me and WB seem more likely to take risky characters on.

Lobo should go down a storm with the GA really though, a wise-cracking, anti-hero bounty hunter? People should LOVE him.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Watchmen bombed and I'm not confident that Jonah Hex will avoid that fate either. On the other hand, I could see The Losers doing well.

 

[Chewy]

and I'm not confident that Jonah Hex will avoid that fate either.

Opening it opposite Toy Story 3 isn't going to help

 

[MrQuinn]

this sounds great!

 

[MaskedManJRK]

Great news but I do have to say: It's strange to get a director like Ritchie to direct a movie about a character like Lobo. Wouldn't it be interesting if Ritchie could get his hands on..Superman or The Flash.

My thoughts exactly--it's really hard picturing a very competant and well-known director like Richie doing a movie on, frankly, a one-note joke like Lobo. That script must have been awe-inspiring, I guess.

Looking forward to this though, wonder who the bad guy will be?

Considering his history, probably Lobo. Homeboy killed his whole planet so he could be the last of his species--not a really good guy.

 

[Octoberist]

I'm sure WB will move it.

 

[JokerLedger]

Tyler Mane for Lobo!!!

 

[Octoberist]

I think Tyler can do it but I don't know about his acting chops. Then again, it's LOBO..it shouldn't be too hard because going through the make-up process.

 

[FilmNerdJamie]

Or Tyler Perry.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Watchmen bombed and I'm not confident that Jonah Hex will avoid that fate either. On the other hand, I could see The Losers doing well.

Watchmen is doing great on DVD/BD though so I'm sure it will turn a profit in the end, and Hex doesnt even have half the budget of Watchmen from what I have heard.

My thoughts exactly--it's really hard picturing a very competant and well-known director like Richie doing a movie on, frankly, a one-note joke like Lobo. That script must have been awe-inspiring, I guess.



Considering his history, probably Lobo. Homeboy killed his whole planet so he could be the last of his species--not a really good guy.

Yeah I know he isnt a good guy, but he must have an antagonist that he regularly battle's, as far as I know Lobo is at Superman strength wise so dont see him not having an enemy.

 

[MrQuinn]

danny trejo!

 

[Octoberist]

Jonah Hex, according to the Comic Con panel, wasn't that expensive to make. Even if it doesn't make it to number one at the Box Office, it still has enough legs to make a profit, since in June even the small movies get 15-20 million openings.

 

[Octoberist]

danny trejo!

The man is in his 60s. Fun idea though.

 

[AVEITWITHJAMON]

Jonah Hex, according to the Comic Con panel, wasn't that expensive to make. Even if it doesn't make it to number one at the Box Office, it still has enough legs to make a profit, since in June even the small movies get 15-20 million openings.

From what I have heard, Hex was made for about $40-50 million, so dont see it struggling to much to make a profit. I hope it does because I hope it becomes a franchise.

 

[RedIsNotBlue]

Yeah I only have a basic knowledge of Lobo and when I saw PG-13 I said what?? Isn't that sort of like making The Punisher PG-13? And the teenage girl sidekick seems like a bad idea too just going by the reactions I am seeing.

 

[Octoberist]

then again, besides the violence, it's not like Lobo is still kinda juvenile at its core. And that's a compliment.

It's the samething with Deadpool; I just can't see a Rated R Deadpool movie..especially after X-Men Origins: WOlverine.

Besides, Lobo says 'Frakin' instead of the 'F' word. He'll do fine.