2008 November « MELLON

Hurd to produce ‘Gearhead’ film
Valhalla obtains film rights to novel
By DAVE MCNARY

Gale Anne Hurd’s Valhalla Motion Pictures has gotten into gear for “Gearhead,” buying the film rights to the graphic novel.

Hurd will produce “Gearhead,” which was created by Dennis Hopeless and Kevin Mellon and published as a four-issue series by Arcana Comics.

Story revolves around a young woman who leaves the drag strip to team up with a group of rebels to fight the corrupt superheroes who govern the U.S.

Hurd and Valhalla most recently produced “The Incredible Hulk” for Marvel and the upcoming “Punisher: War Zone,” due to be released Dec. 5.

Arcana Comics has published more than 150 original comicbooks and graphic novels as a division of Arcana, owned by CEO Sean O’Reilly. Titles include “The Clockwork Girl” and “Kade”; company also develops existing brands for Disney, Sony, Capcom and HBO.

From UGO Movie Blog

UGO: Are there comic book characters that you’d really like to see a movie of?

GAH: You know, it’s funny because I’ve always loved Thor and now Thor is going to be a movie. I’m excited to see that. I’ve also been a long time fan of Magdalena. She’s such an interesting character. I’m delighted to have the opportunity to bring her to the screen. There’s just so many. That’s what’s so great about graphic novels and comic books. It’s like looking at the long history of literature. There’s so many possibilities. Another one I love is GearHead. That’s one I’m a big fan of as well.

UGO: Since I’m a big fan of kick-ass women on screen, what actress do you think hasn’t been cast as a superhero and should be?

GAH: Wow. Good question. Who would I love to see kick ass? Evan Rachel Wood.

UGO: Nice! Any particular character out of the universe of superheroes?

GAH: Let me think. Right off the top of my head, probably not. But I also think that Ellen Page would be a great character in GearHead.

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