30 DAYS OF NIGHT - Another 2007 Adaptation

[AKA]

<p>With all of the talk today of FANTASTIC FOUR and IRON MAN, I thought I'd go ahead and start a thread about the Sam Raimi produced adaptation of my new best buddy Steve Niles' spooky comic book epic - 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. </p><p><img src="http://www.highlightzone.de/comic/comic_bilder/30_days_of_night.jpg" border="0" /></p><p>Niles is from D.C., and worked at a local comic shop here in D.C. back in the 1980s, right as his indie book FLY IN MY EYE hit - one of my favorites. His big time Big Deal now. He's collaborated with Rob Zombie; Clive Barker has written the introductions to 30 DAYS;&nbsp;Count Gore De Vol (a childhood inspiration of his) wrote the intro to ALEISTER ARCANE (a comic about a horror host); and his new take on THE CREEPER for&nbsp;DC&nbsp;Comics&nbsp;is one of the so called &quot;hot&quot; titles right now. </p><p>Anyway...30 DAYS OF NIGHT...David Slade (&quot;Hard Candy&quot; - YIKES!) directs - Josh Hartnett (&rdquo;Lucky Number Slevin,&rdquo; &ldquo;Black Hawk Down&rdquo;)&nbsp; and Danny Huston (&ldquo;The Proposition,&rdquo; &ldquo;The Aviator&rdquo;) star along with a very strong ensemble. It's set to be released October 2007 - I would love for this to pop - as much as I love my zombies, it's time for vampires to make a comeback, and it's REALLY time for an actual scary vampire story. </p>

[JustJon]

And is currently doing an &quot;untitled horror project&quot; with occassioanl R&amp;F caller Dennis Calero, aka Comic Book Dennis, accoring to Lying in the Gutters this week.<br />

[MadMatt]

<p>What is the premise of &quot;30 Days of Nights?&quot;&nbsp; I've heard the title before, but don't know anything about it other than&nbsp;the story deals with vampires.&nbsp;</p><p>EDIT: OK, I quit being lazy and looked up a synopsis</p><blockquote dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><p>This is the story of an isolated Alaskan town that is plunged into darkness for a month each year when the sun sinks below the horizon. As the last rays of light fade, the town is attacked by a bloodthirsty gang of vampires bent on an uninterrupted orgy of destruction. Only the small town's husband-and-wife Sheriff team stand between the survivors and certain destruction.</p>[/quote]<p>What frustrates me is that I had virtually the same Idea when I was in college - about vampires &quot;living it up&quot; in Alaska during the weeks/months of extended nights.&nbsp; Oh well - guess I should have written it.&nbsp; Now I'm even MORE interested in reading Niles vision of the premise.&nbsp; </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by MadMatt on 9-29-06 @ 5:50 PM</span>

[realmenhatelife]

<p>&nbsp;I thought I heard that this was originally a movie script that noone wanted to buy, so it got turned into a graphic novel instead, which was then optioned for a movie script.&nbsp; I dont know if thats true or just a rumor cus its really ironic.&nbsp; </p><p>Anyway, I wasnt too into this book when I read it and seeing the name Josh Hartnett on dark horizons a few months ago didnt do anything to help me out.&nbsp; Although I do think itll make a better movie than book because the action and gore will be more present.&nbsp; The was this book was drawn was a real turn off for me. &nbsp;</p><p>Id be down for a Powers movie. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[AKA]

http://moviesmedia.ign.com/movies/image/article/794/794230/30days-of-night-1sheet_1181068518.jpg



Trailer (http://media.movies.ign.com/media/486/486900/vids_1.html)

[cougarjake13]

looks fucking awesome

heres the youtube version trailer i hate downloading shit

http://youtube.com/watch?v=gB9xJzSFkMs