Valiant Comics' 'Bloodshot' - Blu-ray Forum

Walts Ghost · 03-01-2012, 11:17 PM

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Valiant Comics Character ‘Bloodshot’ To Get His Own Movie

Comic book fans of the Nineties surely remember Valiant Comics. At the height of the comic book craze, titles such as Harbinger, X-O Manowar, Solar: Man of the Atom and others were huge sellers and highly collectible. Briefly, anyway. Today you can get those books for a song and a dance. Valiant’s popularity rose and fell before the movie industry was quite aware of what they had on those printed pages.

This May, Valiant is relaunching, and one of their most popular characters, Bloodshot, is getting his own movie. Producer Neal H. Moritz (Fast and the Furious, 21 Jump Street) has agreed with Sony to make a film based on a script by Jeff Wadlow (Cry_Wolf).

Deadline broke the news of the deal, which came to be because Wadlow did a spec script based on the property. The Valiant Wiki (yes, there’s a Valiant Wiki) describes the character as follows:

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Angelo Mortalli is a hitman on the rise who the Carboni crime family sells to Project Rising Spirit, which erases his memories and infuses his bloodstream with microscopic machines called nanites that turn him into a killing-machine and engine of destruction. Oblivious to his true identity, the man who would become Bloodshot flees from Rising Spirit’s laboratories to learn who he is.

Basically, he’s a hitman turned 21st century Frankenstein killing machine.

As a movie character, Bloodshot has the potential to spawn a very violent, intense, character story. Much more than just your run of the mill comic book movie. Unfortunately, very few lesser characters like this have yet to get a truly worthwhile adaptation. Maybe this is the start. And maybe this means we’ll get that XO Manowar movie we’ve been wanting for so long. (Or, I’ve been wanting one, at least.)

Do you remember Bloodshot? What do you think of the prospect of his movie?

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Decado · 03-02-2012, 12:54 AM

They'll turn it into another tepid PG-13 superhero flick. :\

DetroitSquirreL · 03-02-2012, 03:23 AM

YES!!!

http://valiantentertainment.com/

Clark Kent · 03-02-2012, 05:04 AM

I loved Valiant comics, but Bloodshot was one of their worst characters. He was basically a mindless ripoff of better characters like the Punisher.

Omen2002 · 03-02-2012, 05:33 AM

Wow... brings back memories. It would be nice if they made a decent movie outta it and not something made for the Syfy channel.

shadowsip · 03-02-2012, 05:34 AM

I Love the Idea, Bloodshot done right could be amazing.

-Brian

X400 · 03-02-2012, 08:50 AM

oO i remember x-o manowar *cough*ironman*cough* was rather popular and Man of Atom

bloodshot always looked like a joke; but a movie could be good i guess

Ator the Invincible · 03-02-2012, 01:17 PM

I was a HUGE Valiant fan. I have a nearly complete collection of everything they ever published (including the Acclaim stuff). I'd love to see some of those properties become movies. Bloodshot could certainly work as long as they don't try to make a "superhero" movie out of it. Archer & Armstrong would make a great movie or TV show, IMO.

Man, this thread might just inspire me to set out and finally complete that collection. It was bound to happen eventually.

shadowsip · 03-02-2012, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Ator the Invincible

I was a HUGE Valiant fan. I have a nearly complete collection of everything they ever published (including the Acclaim stuff). I'd love to see some of those properties become movies. Bloodshot could certainly work as long as they don't try to make a "superhero" movie out of it. Archer & Armstrong would make a great movie or TV show, IMO.

Man, this thread might just inspire me to set out and finally complete that collection. It was bound to happen eventually.

Let me know what you need I have multibles of nearly EVERYTHING including all the Acclaim stuff. I have been a BIG Valiant fan since Magnus #1.

-Brian

DetroitSquirreL · 03-02-2012, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by shadowsip

Let me know what you need I have multibles of nearly EVERYTHING including all the Acclaim stuff. I have been a BIG Valiant fan since Magnus #1.

-Brian

is that a variant I DON'T have? Impossible!

Crotulus · 03-02-2012, 03:28 PM

A Bloodshot movie could be interesting but an Archer and Armstrong flick would be awesome.

DetroitSquirreL · 03-02-2012, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Crotulus

A Bloodshot movie could be interesting but an Archer and Armstrong flick would be awesome.

Wraithform · 03-02-2012, 04:56 PM

While a Bloodshot movie would be interesting . . . I'd personally prefer a Turok movie.

Archer & Armstrong would be cool too.

Clark Kent · 03-03-2012, 03:10 AM

I was amazed they never turned Archer & Armstrong into a television show. That concept screamed a series to me, fitting right into a Hollywood mold.

03-02-2012, 12:54 AM	#2
Decado Expert Member Member since:Dec 2009	They'll turn it into another tepid PG-13 superhero flick. :\

03-02-2012, 03:23 AM	#3
DetroitSquirreL Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Detroit, MI ~ USA Blu-ray collection:513 Trading Score:122	YES!!! http://valiantentertainment.com/

03-02-2012, 05:04 AM	#4
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	I loved Valiant comics, but Bloodshot was one of their worst characters. He was basically a mindless ripoff of better characters like the Punisher.

03-02-2012, 05:33 AM	#5
Omen2002 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Dec 2010 Location:PA 4K collection:607 Blu-ray collection:1767 DVD collection:763 MA collection:2 Digital collection:3 iTunes collection:6	Wow... brings back memories. It would be nice if they made a decent movie outta it and not something made for the Syfy channel.

03-02-2012, 05:34 AM	#6
shadowsip Senior Member Member since:Dec 2010 Location:Ceres, California 4K collection:217 Blu-ray collection:868 Trading Score:5	I Love the Idea, Bloodshot done right could be amazing. -Brian

03-02-2012, 08:50 AM	#7
X400 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Kent Blu-ray collection:328 Blu-ray reviews:41 Trading Score:23	oO i remember x-o manowar coughironmancough was rather popular and Man of Atom bloodshot always looked like a joke; but a movie could be good i guess

03-02-2012, 01:17 PM	#8
Ator the Invincible Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Scranton, PA, USA 4K collection:503 Blu-ray collection:6293 DVD collection:2715	I was a HUGE Valiant fan. I have a nearly complete collection of everything they ever published (including the Acclaim stuff). I'd love to see some of those properties become movies. Bloodshot could certainly work as long as they don't try to make a "superhero" movie out of it. Archer & Armstrong would make a great movie or TV show, IMO. Man, this thread might just inspire me to set out and finally complete that collection. It was bound to happen eventually.

03-02-2012, 03:28 PM	#11
Crotulus Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2011 Home Theater Gallery:3 4K collection:77 Blu-ray collection:871 MA collection:9 Digital collection:5 Trading Score:1	A Bloodshot movie could be interesting but an Archer and Armstrong flick would be awesome.

03-02-2012, 04:56 PM	#13
Wraithform Active Member Member since:Aug 2009 Blu-ray collection:65	While a Bloodshot movie would be interesting . . . I'd personally prefer a Turok movie. Archer & Armstrong would be cool too.

03-03-2012, 03:10 AM	#14
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	I was amazed they never turned Archer & Armstrong into a television show. That concept screamed a series to me, fitting right into a Hollywood mold.

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