According to a report from Variety, Jake Gyllenhaal will produce and star in a movie adaptation of Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s comic book series, Oblivion Song.
New Republic Pictures and Gyllenhaal’s production company, Nine Stories, will produce the movie adaptation. Nine Stories currently holds a first-look deal with New Republic. This gave them first dibs on producing the movie. Joining them as producers for Oblivion Song are Riva Marker and Robert Kirkman through his company Skybound Entertainment.
Comics and TV fans should recognize Robert Kirkman’s name. He is best known for co-creating The Walking Dead and Invincible. Both of which have been adapted into highly reviewed and regarded TV shows.
Robert Kirkman expressed his delight with the deal and the team, stating the following:
We couldn’t be more excited to find such great partners in New Republic and Nine Stories. Both companies have a tremendous reputation for premium storytelling at the highest level, and we can’t wait to see Jake bring this character to life on the big screen.”
Since March of 2018, Image Comics has been releasing issues of Kirkman and Felici’s Oblivion Song. The series follows the relentless Nathan Cole as he attempts to rescue those lost in an apocalyptic version of Philadelphia known as Oblivion. Ten years earlier, the entire city and its population were lost in an event called the Transference. Despite the danger of this hellish, other-worldly environment, Cole tries to save as many people as he can.
The movie adaptation, like many of Kirkman’s other adaptations, is likely to follow a similar storyline. However, in this case, Oblivion Song’s Nathan Cole will be embodied by one of the best actors in the business, Jake Gyllenhaal.
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