War Of The Worlds Graphic Novel in Development for Television

War Of The Worlds Graphic Novel in Development for Television

LOS ANGELES, June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The 'War of the Worlds' graphic novel from Best Sellers Illustrated is in development for television by producer Richard G. Murphy.

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"This is an entirely fresh take on 'War of the Worlds' which focuses on how a diverse group of New Yorkers fights back against the Martians," said Murphy, whose credits include 'Universal Soldier: the Return' and 'Timecop'.

WOTW graphic novel writer Stephen Stern said, "Steven Spielberg has opined that 'War of the Worlds' is a reflection on how scared we are, in the aftermath of 9/11. I like to think that we've conquered our fears of an attack on our soil, and are prepared to deal with whatever the future holds."

Murphy said the graphic novel is "an ideal blueprint for a television mini-series event" and imagines following the book closely, in the same fashion that the graphic novel 'Sin City' was adapted for the big screen.

The working title for the project is, 'Alien Attack-from the 'War of the Worlds' Graphic Novel'.

Best Sellers Illustrated's 'War of the Worlds' graphic novel has just been released.

Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050208/LATU035 AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org/ PRN Photo Desk, photodesk@prnewswire.com Source: Best Sellers Illustrated

CONTACT: Richard G. Murphy, +1-310-858-3200, r.murphy@mgmgt.com, for Best Sellers Illustrated; or Stephen Stern of Best Sellers Illustrated, +1-818-489-2612, info@bestsellersillustrated.com.

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