The writer-director of I Saw the TV Glow is turning Black Hole, a hit graphic novel series from the '90s that's basically Contagion meets Freaks and Geeks, into a TV show for Netflix.
After the news was dropped by Deadline on October 23, filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun, whose previous works also include trippy found-footage flick We're All Going to the World's Fair, took to Twitter to describe the adaptation as a "lifelong dream project".
Plan B's Erin Levy, New Regency's Yariv Milchan, Arnon Milchan, Natalie Lehmann and Laura Delahaye, and author Charles Burns will produce.
"This might be the most perfect pairing of all time?!?" a follower reacted, as another said: "This comic fits you so well, I cannot wait to see how you execute it, oh my god."
The post caught the attention of a few famous faces, too, including Stranger Things' Barb actor Shannon Purser, who replied: "hiiiiiii I am available just saying!!!!" Elsewhere, Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood wrote: "holyfuckingshit! please shoot in b&w!!!"
Written and illustrated by Burns, Black Hole follows a group of Seattle-based teens in the '70s, who contract a mysterious STD one fateful summer. "The Bug", as they so dub it, causes them to develop grotesque physical mutations, resulting in them running away from home and setting up camp in a nearby wood. The kids' problems go from bad to worse, though, when a serial killer starts offing them one-by-one.
Set across 12 issues, the story explores the difficulties of transitioning into adulthood, sexual awakening, and high-school alienation.
Way back in 2007, it was announced that David Fincher was working on a feature-length take – but the Fight Club helmer dropped up eventually following years of it being in development hell. High Tension's Alejandre Aja was once attached to an adaptation, too. Another attempt was confirmed in February 2018, with The Mandalorian's Rick Famuyiwa on board. Neither made it to the screen.
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