Singer Signs Up for Capeshooters

 This is Bryan Singer.

Comic book adaptation of the week alert!!!

(And it’s only Tuesday–maybe if more come along we’ll be able to put them all together and vote on which has the most potential. Ooh…fun.)

Today’s contestant is Capeshooters–Variety reports that Warner Brothers has acquired the as yet unpublished graphic novel to be written by Rob Liefeld (best known amongst comics aficionados for Youngblood, I believe). Bryan Singer is attached to produce.

The story apparently is about two paparazzi types who develop a niche business shooting undercover videos of superheroes. When they find evidence that a beloved superhero is actually a villain, they have to go on the run. JP Lavin and Chad Damiani will write the script. This in itself is news, because both Lavin and Damiani’s credits are incredibly…not creditable. They both worked on the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. They worked on the reality show “Anchorwoman,” about a model or something like that who tries to become a news anchor at a small tv station. It was cancelled after about one episode. Yeah, I’m surprised too. But that’s the whole extent of their experience. Either they’ve got powerful friends or they can pitch like you wouldn’t believe.

This story sounds like one of those things that’s really intriguing on paper and not so much on the big screen. Of course, we’ll always give the benefit of the doubt to  a project like this because the right director or cast could turn it all around. 

There isn’t any timeline on this or word on whether Singer might be up for the directorial duties himself.