Millar and Gough are leaving the show!

[AgentPat]

Variety
August 26, 2009

Gough, Millar to adapt 'Number Four'
Michael Bay to produce, possibly direct DW pic
By MICHAEL FLEMING

DreamWorks has set "Smallville" alums Al Gough and Miles Millar to pen "I Am Number Four," the screen adaptation of the James Frey and Jobie Hughes novel.

Michael Bay will produce and possibly direct the pic. Chris Bender and JC Spink of BenderSpink will be executive producers.

HarperCollins Children's Books is publishing the book, about a group of nine aliens who flee to Earth, disguised as teenagers, when their home planet is destroyed.

Gough and Millar created the long-running WB/CW drama series "Smallville," and their feature scripting credits include "Spider-Man 2" and "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." They most recently produced "Hannah Montana: The Movie" and are producing "Quartermain" for DreamWorks.

The studio acquired "I Am Number Four" just as Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" began its record-breaking opening weekend (Daily Variety, June 29). The book deal put Bay back in business with DreamWorks principals Steven Spielberg and Stacey Snider, who were instrumental in the development of the "Transformers" franchise. DreamWorks co-presidents Holly Bario and Mark Sourian will steer the potential franchise.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118007802


Edit: Slightly more info here:
http://weblogs.variety.com/bfdealmemo/2009/08/gough-millar-adapt-scifi-for-bay.html

 

[musclesforsupes]

hopefully the show will be good this season...last season was kind of middle of the road for me.

 

[Webhead2006]

read about that film news a few days ago on ksite.

 

[AgentPat]

read about that film news a few days ago on ksite.

Grats?


Annnnnyhooo.... you'd think if Bay and the Brothers Grim wanted to do a movie version of Roswell they'd just call it, well, Roswell.

 

[Brainiac 8]

Logic has never been a part of Hollywood Patsy.

The fact that it's Dreamworks gives me little hope this'll be good. I have this sort of anti-dreamworks thing going on where only a couple of their movies I've enjoyed.

Pixar is by far the superior company, as they focus on story rather than big name casting or stupid humor attempting to look apealing to adults. We'll see how this ends up looking.