Originally planned as an eight-issue miniseries, the critically acclaimed and very rad comic, Lumberjanes quickly made the jump to ongoing series, Another sign of success: a possible move to the big screen.
The Wrap is reporting the Brooke A. Allen, Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson and Shannon Watters-created comic, about a group of five friends at summer camp who battle the supernatural, is being written as a live action film by Will Widger. The writer is currently best known for his Black List script The Munchkin,
Published by BOOM!, the lauded and lovable Lumberjanes is set at the Miss Quinzella Thiskwin Penniquiqul Thistle Crumpet’s Camp for Hardcore Lady Types and concerns ‘Jo, April, Mal, Molly and Ripley, five butt-kicking, rad teenage girls wailing on monsters and solving a mystery with the whole world at stake.’
It’s worth pointing out that these punkish pages so focused on women empowerment are now being adapted by a dude, which does seem antithetical to both mission and vibe. The site does report the studio and producers, including FOX production president Emma Watts, are seeking a women director.
