Frank Miller to adapt Hugo Pratt’s graphic novel sequence with Studiocanal

Ahoy! Who’s able to embark on an journey with a few of literature’s most influential figures? Studiocanal and legendary comedian e-book creator Frank Miller (Sin Metropolis, 300, Batman: The Darkish Knight Returns) will be part of forces for a live-action adaptation of Hugo Pratt’s Corto Maltese. Miller created the mission, which he’ll write and govt produce. Studiocanal and Canal+ are creating the sequence, which is comprised of six hour-long episodes.

Launched in 1967, Corto Maltese revolves round an intrepid sea captain whose thirst for journey landed him in loads of bother within the early twentieth century. Corto Maltese combines fantasy with actuality because the captain companions with world-famous literary characters, together with Ernest Hemingway, Rasputin, Joseph Conrad, the voodoo priestess Gold Mouth, and extra.

“I first found Corto Maltese studying the books at Forbidden Planet in New York as a younger man,” Miller defined to Deadline. “Then on my travels, I studied and found an version at a newsstand in Rome. The paintings was so expressive and so daring that it leapt off the newsprint. It swept me away. It was filled with magic and romantic journey. Maltese is a rascal who may discuss to the gods. To me it confirmed off the facility of the comedian the place language will not be a lot of a barrier. I’ve been a Corto Maltese fan ever since. That is the hero’s journey in its most traditional type, and I couldn’t be extra honored to assist carry into this sequence the romanticism, heroism, and underlying mysticism of Pratt’s creation.”

The tales of Corto Maltese are cherished worldwide by literary hounds. The rotating solid of well-known literary figures affords a singular selection to the story’s system, and it’s fascinating to expertise the Captain’s chemistry with every character. Getting a brand new coat of paint seems like a terrific thought for Pratt’s Corto Maltese novels, particularly with audiences adoring tales of derring-do in mass portions. Let’s go!