Paramount Developing ‘The Boys’ With Adam McKay!

The last real update about The Boys hit back in February when Columbia Pictures had chose to abandon the Adam McKay (The Other Guys) planned adaptation of the superhero satire by Garth Ennis and Darick Roberson. The movie was being described as a “100 million, R-rated, anti-superhero movie” back in 2011 when he first signed up for it. Well, it appears there is still hope for this project!

Last night McKay, who is currently working on the sequel to Anchorman, revealed via Twitter that Paramount Pictures picked up the rights to the film and that they are still developing it. McKay soon deleted the tweet but it still remained on the fan who originally commented on the the projects Twitter feed.

Debuting in 2006 from DC Comics WildStorm imprint, The Boys centers on a super-powered CIA squad tasked with keeping a watch on superheroes, eliminating them if necessary. The title moved in 2007 to Dynamite Entertainment, where it still continues to be published. In August 2008 Columbia had acquired the rights to the film and hired Clash Of The Titans writers Matt Manfredi and Phil Hay, as well as Seth Rogen, to work on the screenplay. It may be some time before we see The Boys hit the screen but you should know to never count out Billy Butcher and the gang!

Source: Cinema Blend