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A good deal for bad guys


October 29, 2008 Universal has paid mid-six-figures for the movie rights to an upcoming Viper Comics graphic novel titled "Villains" and tapped Matt Jennison and Brent Strickland to pen the adaptation. The graphic novel, by Adam Cogan and Ryan Cody, puts super bad guys center stage. Other Idealogy projects in development include the "Tron" re-imagining at Disney, with Joe Kosinski directing; "The Blade Itself" at Miramax; and "Solace" at New Line, which Bailey wrote with Ted Griffin and Mark Pellington is directing.

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