‘Oblivion Song’ Movie Will Adapt Robert Kirkman’s Sci-Fi Comic
Universal wants to sing you a littleOblivion Song.The studio will bring the sci-fi comic series fromWalking DeadcreatorRobert Kirkmanand artist Lorenzo De Felici to the big screen. The story follows a man who ventures into an apocalyptic hellscape known as Oblivion to rescue people trapped there.
The Wrapreports Universal and Skybound Entertainment are set to turn Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’sOblivion Songinto a big sci-fi drama. Here’s the rather intriguing premise:
As someone from Philadelphia, I have to say that an apocalyptic hellscape suddenly opening up somewhere in the city makes a whole lot of sense.Oblivion Songwas first published in March of 2018, and is still on-going – much like Kirkman’s other hot property,The Walking Dead.
“I think the hallmark of great science fiction is that science fiction doesn’t alienate and actually kind of accentuates the human story,” Kirkmansaidof the comic. “The best science fiction stuff that is completely out there, and very unreal, and very fantastical, and yet completely relatable. And so that’s something that we’re trying to do here. This situation is more than likely never to happen in real life we are never going to see a large chunk of a major city sent to another dimension. This is something that we look at very realistically and that the characters have very real reactions to and it is something that on an emotional core we can all relate to. We’ve all suffered loss in our life. We’ve all dealt with tragedy, either small or huge depending on our individual cases. So, this is still something that we can relate to despite the fact that it is this insane crazy science fiction thing.”
While no director has been lined-up yet,Sean O’Keefeis writing theOblivion Songscreenplay. O’Keefe’s feature screenplay debut is the upcoming filmWonderland, which once again teams Mark Wahlberg with director Peter Berg. O’Keefe is also attached to write theGreen Hornetreboot, should that ever happen.
I haven’t readOblivion Song, but I like the sound of the story. This could turn out well in the right hands, and it might even be a great stand-alone film – not something created specifically to start a franchise. Remember movies like that?
