Megan Fox to star in Fathom ?

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Fox Fathoms Fox
Transformers babe starring in comic book movie?

by Jim Vejvoda and Brian Linder


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US, September 24, 2008 - Transformers starlet Megan Fox will reportedly play the lead role in Fox Atomic's long-gestating big screen version of the Top Cow comic book series Fathom.

According to IESB, "The studio is currently out to several writers to bring aboard to revamp the script as a vehicle for Megan Fox, who, our source says, has officially signed onto the project this week. Fox is set to play the lead character of Aspen."

The project has been in development since 2001, when James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment acquired the rights to the comic.

Created by the late Michael Turner, Fathom follows the aquatic exploits of a beautiful girl named Aspen, brought to dry land on a boat thought to have sunk years ago. With no memories of who she is or where she came from, but with a clear affinity for the water, Aspen becomes an Olympic swimmer, a marine biologist and eventually gets involved in research at a high-tech underwater lab. At the lab, she discovers a mysterious underwater race, and her own water-based powers.
 
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At the lab sh....SH...WHAT!?! DAMN YOU HUNTER! HOW CAN YOU LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THIS!?! :csad:
 
At the lab sh....SH...WHAT!?! DAMN YOU HUNTER! HOW CAN YOU LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THIS!?! :csad:

Look it up, boss. As a comic fan, you must know every facet of even the most cult-ish of comics. :o

Or I could just post some covers.

http://comicsattic.com/EBAY SCANS/FATHOM/1A.jpg
http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o196/jerrdapimp/fathom30.jpg
http://abcovers.free.fr/components/...ctures/fathom-turner1_20051016_-643620362.jpg
http://www.sff.net/people/kevin.a.murphy/fathom1.jpg


I admit Megan Fox and Jolie are spitting images of every single Image Comics superheroine in existence. Even the minority ones. :o
 
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Casting LOOKS incredible, but the story seems a bit...bleh.
 
At the lab sh....SH...WHAT!?! DAMN YOU HUNTER! HOW CAN YOU LEAVE ME HANGING LIKE THIS!?! :csad:

since you were powerless to click the link ive edited the post for you Matthew. :oldrazz:
 
Fox Atomic? never heard of it..is that better or worse than Fox's main studio? i know Fox Searchlight is the great one.
 
Fox Atomic? never heard of it..is that better or worse than Fox's main studio? i know Fox Searchlight is the great one.

Atomic, Searchlight, and 2000 are all offshoots of Fox, like Touchstone is of Disney, New Line is of Time Warner, etc.
 
The series is actually pretty interesting, if you can see past the half naked drawn heroine. Fox has the look and sexuality to pull off Aspen.

Too bad Turner isn't around to see this happen.:csad:
 
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000796.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Megan Fox to star in 'Fathom'
Jordan Mechner adapting comic book

Megan Fox is attached to star in and produce "Fathom," an adaptation of the Michael Turner-created comicbook, for Fox Atomic.

Script will be written by Jordan Mechner, best known for designing the "Prince of Persia" vidgame.

Fox would play Aspen Matthews, who was found abandoned on a ship and is adopted by a military man. She becomes a champion swimmer and marine biologist who comes of age realizing she has water-based powers and is part of an underwater race. The actress, who will appear in "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Jennifer's Body," will produce with Safran Prods.' Peter Safran, Brian Austin Green and Steve Bessen. Turner, who passed away last year, will remain as the project's executive producer. Frank Mastromauro will also be an exec producer.

The comicbook was originally published by Top Cow and more recently by Aspen, an imprint that Turner created. The comicbook is still published after his death.
 
Okay, I'm not a Megan Fox fan at all, I don't think she's anything worth 'ga gaing' about. But....I did love the Fathom comic book for near nude/completely nude reasons of the character.....So, with that said, and seeing that Fox does look like Aspen...I'll go ahead and say she fits the part and sounds like a movie I want to see.....but only if it's comparable with the comic as far as 'looks' go. Fox better be near nude for the majority of the film.
 
I'll get interested once there's a quality director. Otherwise, this is just potential hit-or-miss.
 
Megan Fox + 20th Century Fox = Cinematic Down syndrome.
 

Hmmm, well, considering Miss Fox's thespianic qualities and Fox Studio's penchant for cranking out horrific, incompetent dreck, lets just say that my faith in this project is ten spots below flatlining.
 
Hmmm, well, considering Miss Fox's thespianic qualities and Fox Studio's penchant for cranking out horrific, incompetent dreck, lets just say that my faith in this project is ten spots below flatlining.

It's an action comic book film...with a main female character who is praticely nude the entire time in a swim suit. Yeah, I can see Fox Studio's finding a way to flaw that concept.
 
Fox Atomic, is that good like Fox Searchlight or just ass like regular Fox ?
 
^To be blunt, no.

EDIT: But the same can be said about it's parent company with the exception of the two original X-Films.
 
2006
Turistas - December 1

2007
The Hills Have Eyes 2 - March 23
28 Weeks Later - May 11
The Comebacks - October 19

2008
The Rocker (August 20, 2008)

2009 and later
12 Rounds (March 13, 2009)
Jennifer's Body
I Love You Beth Cooper


Ummm... Well, 28 Weeks Later was pretty good... And Jennifer's Body may turn out cool...
 

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