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Preacher Preacher is a comic book series created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, published by Vertigo (an imprint of DC Comics), with painted covers by Glenn Fabry. Preacher tells the story of Jesse Custer, a down-and-out preacher in a small Texas town who is accidentally possessed by the supernatural creature named Genesis in an incident which killed his entire congregation and flattened his church. Garth Ennis, feeling Preacher would translate perfectly as a film, sold the film rights to Electric Entertainment. Rachel Talalay was hired to direct, with Ennis writing the script. Rupert Harvey and Tom Astor were set as producers. By May 1998, Ennis completed three drafts of the script, based largely on the Gone to Texas story arc. The filmmakers found it difficult financing Preacher because investors found the idea religiously controversial. Ennis approached Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier to help finance the film under their View Askew Productions banner. Ennis, Smith and Mosier pitched Preacher to Bob Weinstein at Miramax Films. Weinstein was confused by the characterization of Jesse Custer. Miramax also did not want to share the box office gross with Electric Entertainment, ultimately dropping the pitch. By May 2000, Smith and Mosier were still attached to produce with Talalay directing, but Smith did not know the status of Preacher, feeling it would languish in development hell. By then, Storm Entertainment, a UK-based production company known for their work on independent films, joined the production with Electric Entertainment. In September 2001, the two companies announced Preacher had been greenlighted to commence pre-production, with filming to begin in November and Talaly still directing Ennis' script. The production and start dates were pushed back because of financial issues of the $25 million projected budget. James Marsden was cast in the lead role sometime in 2002. In a March 2004 interview, Marsden said the filmmakers were hoping for filming to start the following August. With the full-length film adaptation eventually abandoned with budgetary concerns, HBO announced in November 2006 that they commissioned Mark Steven Johnson and Howard Deutch to produce a television pilot. Johnson was to write with Deutch directing. Impressed with Johnson's pilot script, HBO had him write the series bible for the first season but by August 2008, new studio executives at HBO decided to abandon the idea, finding it too stylistically dark and religiously controversial. Columbia Pictures then purchased the film rights in October 2008 with Sam Mendes directing. Neal H. Moritz and Jason Netter are producing the film. The previous scripts written by Ennis will not be used.
Shia LaBeouf Says Playing Arseface In Preacher Would Be "Awesome"
While chatting to MTV about Transformers: DOTM, LaBeouf admitted that he loves the Preacher comic by Garth Ennis and would be all for playing the horrifically scarred character, Arseface..
Preacher Movie in The Future For Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf and Alex Pettyfer?
CloneWeb got an interview with I Am Number Four director D.J. Caruso and the star Alex Pettyfer, talking about the Vertigo adaptation...
The Preacher Movie - Should We Exercise A Little Optimism?
Will optimism go a long way in regards to D.J. Caruso's adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher or should we just wait for a reboot?
D. J. Caruso Confirmed To Direct The Big Screen Adaptation Of Preacher!
Well, here we go...It is now confirmed that director D.J. Caruso will helm the long awaited big screen adaptation of Preacher for Columbia Pictures. More after the jump!
DJ Caruso Rumored To Be Directing Preacher
According to /Film, we may finally have some movement of the long time in development Hell adaptation of Garth Ennis' beloved Preacher comic series..
Darren Aronofsky Also Considered To Direct Big Screen Adaptation Of Preacher?
It looks like that director Darren Aronofsky is a potential choice to helm a long in development big screen version of DC's comic book property the Preacher!
Preacher Update: Has A New Director Signed On?
The film's producer Neil Moretz speaks to Total Film about the sript, and there is also a reveal by the mag that another director has taken over from Sam Mendez..
Which Comic Books Are Better For the Small Screen?
Joe Carnahan Talks Taskmaster And Preacher!
The A-Team director shares his thoughts on making a movie adaptation of Marvel's Taskmaster and the Vertigo comic book, Preacher...
Garth Ennis Says The Boys Is Simpler Than Preacher To Make Into A Movie
The award winning writer thinks it would be difficult to make Preacher. Would The Boys be the easiest of his original works to move forward with?
Preacher Movie May Start Next Year
All together now...lets PRAY. At least for a director!
John Cusack Talks Preacher...Sort Of
MTV asked the actor about those his comments from last year about starring in Sam Mendes's Preacher adaptation...
Preacher: The Unadaptable Series
Why Preacher will never grace a screen.
Could We See John Cusack In Preacher?
io9 recently interviewed the actor about a possible role in a CBM, and he name dropped Garth Ennis's awesome Preacher..Well, he wasn't actually sure of the name..but anyway, read on!
Rose McGowan Producing Preacher Mini-Series?
Rose McGowan may be producing the Preacher mini-series for HBO with former Charmed star Holly Marie Combs and actress Leighton Meester of Gossip Girl.
Sam Mendes Preaches to the Fans
The script is done and looks good.
Is "Preacher" Now On The Backburner For Sam Mendes?
Sam Mendes has signed a two-year first-look deal with Focus Features, and "Preacher" aint on their to do list!
Preacher Movie won't be completely crammed
Some more of Sam Mendes on how much of the Preacher comics storyline will be kept in the movie.
Sam Mendes discusses Preacher
Sam Mendes, who has done some awesome movies. The most closely related to how Preacher should be told, is Road to Perdition. Mendes, I feel, will do an awesome job with Preacher as long as he stays away from how American Beauty and Revolutionary Road were made.
Sam Mendes Preaches Preacher Sequel
On whether the Preacher film has blockbuster franchise sequel potential Director Sam Mendes states "You have to try and get...
Sam Mendes Says "Preacher" Script Is Half Finished
News of the "Preacher" movie adaptation has been hard to come by, but Sam Mendes leaked a few bits of info to MTV..
Preacher Gets A Writer
John August, writer of Burtons Charlie And The Chocolate Factory has signed on to write the script for Sam Mendes' Preacher adaptation.
Sam Mendes to direct Preacher Movie
After languishing in development hell for years, Garth Ennis's misanthropic masterpiece finally gets a director.
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