Berg Directing Radical's 'Hercules', Will Weta be Involved?
Berg beefs up his upcoming slate
Looks like the critical blast of Peter Berg's superhero flick Hancock will have zero lasting effect as not only is he set to put his own spin on Dune, but Variety now reports Berg will direct a new film adatpation of the legendary Hercules for Universal Pictures.
The pic will be adapted for the screen by Ryan Condal based on a five-issue comicbook series by Steve Moore that debuted in May through Radical Publishing. To the right is a piece of art Weta Workshops (Lord of the Rings, King Kong, Narnia) created for the comic. The following caption describes the image:
"The image takes its viewpoint from just over the shoulder of a soldier who is about to go one on one with this titan who is emerging from the bloody heat of battle wielding his club, leaving in his wake a smashed and gory trail of would be opponents. I think that trail is about to get one body longer…"
You can see five more pieces of Weta's concept pieces right here.
The Weta site goes on to say the following about Radical's version of the story:
In Radical’s version of Hercules, written by Steve Moore, the gods are a supernatural force beyond our comprehension. The union of the two produced Hercules, but the two species do not mix, driving him to berzerker rages where his non human half is in control.
The designs for Radical Publishing are based on a dark story from the life of Hercules after he has completed his famed twelve labours. Blatant Pictures owns Radical Publishing, and they are developing a motion picture project based on this Hercules story.
Barry Levine is producing the pic for Radical and told Variety, "What resonated for them was that this was character driven, about a character who’s more man than god, with conflicts and redemption."
The article at Variety doesn't say much more, but Weta's direct involvement with the comic certainly adds to expectations they will also help out with the film production.
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