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Emo Boy Headed for the Big Screen

December 4, 2008

The Hollywood Reporter says John H. Williams and his Vanguard Films have picked up rights to the cult comic book series "Emo Boy," setting Kyle Newman to direct the adaptation. Stephen Edmond, the comic's writer-artist, is penning the screenplay.

Published by Slave Labor Graphics, the satirical comic followed the travails of the most self-dramatizing young man in the history of the world, whose emotions were so intense he even had "emo powers."

The company hopes to make music a key component of the project, which has been described as being in the tone of Napoleon Dynamite, Harold and Maude and Zoolander.

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COMMENTS (8)

Posted by:

Chazz

December 5, 2008

I'd like to put my mate Fish forward for the lead role.

Posted by:

NTC

December 5, 2008

What tone do Napoleon Dynamite, Harold and Maude, and Zoolander share?

Posted by:

hmm

December 5, 2008

they're all pointless movies that shouldn't exist.

Posted by:

Katie

December 5, 2008

im definately looking forward to this movie... from where i'm sitting, it looks like a blast...

Posted by:

Patrick Bateman

December 5, 2008

I just don't get the whole "emo" thing. I know it means emotional but, I just don't know. This seems like it should be a ABC family summer movie special.

Posted by:

professor evil-genius-with-swollen-cranium

December 5, 2008

yeah i fail to see the "tone" connection between Napoleon Dynamite, Harold and Maude, and Zoolander.

they're nothing alike.

Posted by:

Blue Demon Jr.

December 5, 2008

hopefully this movie will be the death nail for the emo phenomenon

Posted by:

whatsittoya

December 5, 2008

Emo Boy? Really? I'm In!