Universal Pictures and Skybound Entertainment are coming together to develop the 2018 series Oblivion Song that’s being published by Image Comics. The series comes from writer Robert Kirkman and artist Lorenzo De Felici and has three trades out for it so far. At the time back in the summer of 2019, we knew that Sean O’Keefe is set to write the screenplay having finished up the Wonderland script. Now, it looks like some new updates have landed with Jake Gyllenhaal having boarded the project s a producer and to star in it.
“We’re thrilled to partner with New Republic and Skybound on Robert Kirkman’s mind-blowingly captivating series. When faced with a cataclysmic event that permanently alters our lives, what would we choose to save?” said Rita Marker of Nine Tories. “Just as Kirkman did with The Walking Dead and Invincible, in Oblivion Song, he’s created the potential for a franchise that is profoundly entertaining, and the perfect opportunity to explore big questions we’re reckoning with globally.”
“We couldn’t be more excited to find such great partners in New Republic and Nine Stories. Both companies have a tremendous reputation for premium storytelling at the highest level, and we can’t wait to see Jake bring this character to life on the big screen,” said Kirkman. “We are so fortunate to have assembled a team that is as passionate about this comic as we are.”
Check out our review of the first graphic novel.
Plot Concept: A decade ago, 300,000 citizens of Philadelphia were suddenly lost in Oblivion. The government made every attempt to recover them, but after many years, they gave up. Nathan Cole…won’t. He makes daily trips, risking his life to try and rescue those still living in the apocalyptic hellscape of Oblivion. But maybe…Nathan is looking for something else? Why can’t he resist the siren call of the Oblivion Song?
[Source: Deadline]
