WB bringing Nonplayer to the big screen

[terry78]

An Image Comics series about a girl that spends most of her time playing an MMORPG that may actually be more real than she thought.

Bum,bum,bummmmmm.....

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=80698

 

[Hunter Rider]

It's a riff on a concept we've seen before but if executed well it could be cool.

 

[Gabe99]

Comics Alliance Mar 30, 2011:
Nonplayer: Nate Simpson Talks About His Much-Anticipated Debut [Exclusive Art]

A bit of background: Simpson has been working in videogames since 1993, and currently lives in Seattle. He saved some money, left his job, and is putting all his effort into his original comics project, Nonplayer. The series is about a tamale delivery girl in the future who's a super-badass at the world's most popular full-immersion MMO called "Warriors of Jarvath." But things start to get weird when she sets out on a raid against celebrity, non-human character King Heremoth. Simpsons says things diverge radically in the second issue, but won't go into more details than that, which is probably best for readers.

Comics Alliance Mar 11, 2011:
‘Nonplayer’ by Nate Simpson: The Next Image Comics Classic [Preview]

Image Comics carries on its tradition of introducing the best new talent with an all-new title from rising star Nate Simpson. Combining references to massively multi-player online roleplaying games and science fiction/fantasy mainstays with exquisite illustration, Simpson's NONPLAYER is planned as a six-issue miniseries, with the first installment out in April.

NONPLAYER is the story of Dana Stevens, a young woman who retreats from the dismal workaday world of the future into the digital fantasy realm of Jarvath, where she's a fearless warrior. Dana is not alone in her pursuits, however, and before long her adventures begin to cat-and-mouse back and forth between the two worlds.

Prior to NONPLAYER, Simpson made video games come to life for their players in his previous job as a concept artist. After taking a year off to "learn how to make comics," though, he is quickly establishing himself as not only as a gifted illustrator, but as a storyteller with a wonderfully unique voice as well.

"A comic book is just about the most elaborate thing a person can create without assistance, which sounds like heaven to somebody who's spent fourteen years in video game development," Simpson explained. "I've had a lot of fun putting all the nuts and bolts of this story together and figuring out how best to approach everything in terms of production, and I can't wait to share this story with people."

Added Image Publisher Eric Stephenson, "It's always a pleasure to link up with a creator as well-rounded and imaginative as Nate. Every aspect of NONPLAYER is so well-considered, it's like working with an old pro. As first timers go, Nate is one of the most impressive I've ever seen."

Indeed, Simpson has built a panoramic world through sequential art, with each interior page more lovingly executed than the last. The dual worlds of NONPLAYER are depicted with detailed rendering, whether in Dana's real world or in the lavishly real game world. The overall effect is not dissimilar to the lush artwork found in some of Europe's best and most loved comics, but with a distinct flavor all Simpson's own.

NONPLAYER, a 32-page full-color science fiction and fantasy comic will be in stores April 6, 2011, for $2.99. For more information, visit http://www.nonplayercomic.com

The Playlist Feb 2, 2012:
Jane Goldman Adapting Eisner Award-Winning Comic 'Nonplayer' For Warner Bros.

“I’m working on a sci-fi project for Warners [Bros.],” she told us. “It’s called ‘Nonplayer,’ an adaptation of a really wonderful comic that just won the Eisner for [Promising] Newcomer.” “Nonplayer,” if you recall, is an Image Comic that was recently picked up by the WB for David Heyman (“Harry Potter“) and Roy Lee (“The Departed“) to produce. The story follows a young woman who escapes from her drab life into an online fantasy world. “It’s futuristic, it’s incredible,” Goldman enthuses about the story, which is set in a distant future. “Science fiction is not a genre I’m used to [writing], but it’s my favorite.”

Deadline October 26, 2017:
Legendary Nabs Rights To Comic ‘Nonplayer’, With ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Scribe To Pen Movie

EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Entertainment has acquired film rights to Nonplayer, the comic book series from writer-illustrator Nate Simpson. The pic will be written by Eric Pearson, whose credits include co-writer on Disney/Marvel’s upcoming Thor: Ragnarok and who wrote on ABC’s Marvel’s Agent Carter.

The comic, from Simpson and Image Comics, is said to be in the vein of Guardians of the Galaxy meets The Matrix. It follows a tamale delivery girl named Dana Stevens who lives the life she wishes she could as a high-ranking warrior doing anything she can to level up in an augmented reality video game. When AI infects the game and madness spills into the real world, she’ll learn that escaping from reality is no longer an option, and has to level up and become her alter-ego in the real world.

The first in the two-comic series was published in 2011. Nonplayer #2 hit shelves in 2015.

Pearson is repped by ICM Partners and attorney David Colden. Simpson is with attorney Marc Von Arx at Nelson/Davis.