It appears that talented suburban-angst director Sam Mendes who has done such work as “American Beauty” and the upcoming Oscar-bait “Revolutionary Road” has fallen victim to a growing epidemic, Comic-book adaptations. Columbia has recently hired him to helm the adaptation for popular Comic-book series, “The Preacher.” Mendes has done a graphic novel adaptation before with “Road to Perdition,” but it was a little different as it less of a comic-book and was actually based in reality. Created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, the series follows a possessed Texas preacher who teams up with a vampire on a quest to find god and hold him accountable for his negligence. Yeah, we don’t really get it nor care, so click here for a more in-depth explanation.
The idea for an adaptation has been floating around Hollywood for some time, and even Kevin Smith was attached to the project at one point. No writers are yet attached to the project and it will most likely continue to be that way until Mendes can put the finishing touches on “Revolutionary Road,” which is due out December 26th.