Deadline reports that prolific comic writer J. Michael Straczynski is tackling the screenplay for Shadowman, a movie based on a Valiant Comic character of the same name.
The character of Shadowman has been around since the early 90s and though the mantle has been passed on a few different times, the most popular iteration surrounded New Orleans jazz musician Jack Boniface. Jack survives a nightmarish attack by a stoke of luck, but then becomes the title character, a guy who roams the streets at night looking for injustice and settling scores left and right. He has increased sight and physical abilities at night, and by day, he's back to his normal self.
The series has been running for years and spawned two popular video games as well, so it's only natural that its next leap would be to the big screen. Seems like this could be a slick, violent movie with a great soundtrack and setting, and even though there's no director signed on yet, this film has Sean Daniel on board to produce; I'll trust the guy who produced Tombstone, Dazed and Confused, and Mallrats to give us something unique here.
Are you a fan of the Shadowman comics? What do you think of a film adaptation?