'The Amory Wars' - Coheed & Cambria's Comic Series Optioned For Film Series

[Walts Ghost]

Wahlberg, Levinson pick up 'Amory Wars'

"Boardwalk Empire" and "Entourage" producers Mark Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson have picked up the graphic novel series "The Amory Wars," from Claudio Sanchez and Evil Ink Comics, to develop into a live action feature.
The sci-fi saga, published by Boom! Studios, an epic fantasy set in a futuristic alternate universe. The series chronicles the rise of superhuman dictator Wilhelm Ryan, and the one family that could hold the key to liberating the world from his tyrannical reign.

Announcement was made at Comic-Con in San Diego on Saturday morning.

Sanchez is the lead singer of progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria.

He originally created "The Amory Wars" story to serve as inspiration for the group's albums. He later expanded the mythology to other mediums, including comicbooks and graphic novels.

Idea was turned into the novel, "Year of the Black Rainbow," penned by Peter David ("The Incredible Hulk," "Aquaman"), which told the origin story of the series, and was released with the band's album of the same name in 2010.

Coheed and Cambria are set to release a new studio album this fall. Their North American tour with Iron Maiden begins July 24th.

The "Amory Wars" project was brought into Leverage by Michael Garnett and Dave Ganin. Levinson also produced the actioner "Contraband," with Wahlberg.

Coheed and Cambria is managed by Blaze James (Velvet Hammer), who serves as a principal of Evil Ink Comics along with Chondra Echert. Leverage is repped by WME.

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[Walts Ghost]

Such awesome news!

Coheed & Cambria has been my favorite band for as long as I can remember, going on just over eleven years since their first album came out. The epic sci-fi nature of the story the CDs tell really hooked me, plus the music is really awesome. When Claudio, the frontman, took his story and turned it into a comic series to really flesh out the series, it took the whole thing to the next level! I can't even begin to think of how incredible and mesmerizing this series will look on the big screen. I want this to happen so badly. Don't let me down, Marky Mark!

[MarkJ801]

Big Coheed and Cambria fan. I have the In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 book, but I've yet to read it haha. Congrats to him though, this is pretty big. It would be cool if the band did the score for the film.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by MarkJ801

Big Coheed and Cambria fan. I have the In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 book, but I've yet to read it haha. Congrats to him though, this is pretty big. It would be cool if the band did the score for the film.

You should really read The Second Stage Turbine Blade first, if you haven't already. I love Coheed, like I said earlier, so I'm really excited about this. It really is a huge step for them. This could really make them more well known, which could be huge for them. I'd love for them to do the music for the movie.

[MarkJ801]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

You should really read The Second Stage Turbine Blade first, if you haven't already.

Yeah I probably will, I just haven't gotten a copy of it yet, and I'm getting only the ultimate editions.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by MarkJ801

Yeah I probably will, I just haven't gotten a copy of it yet, and I'm getting only the ultimate editions.

Those are the ones I have as well. in fact, my copy of In keeping secrets just arrived today. I had to wait until I had the money for it, but man, it's do worth it!

[sycro]

Anybody heard any updates on this?

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by sycro

Anybody heard any updates on this?

Sadly, no. Just that it's still in development...I hope we get official word soon. Though I still think it would be a better TV show on something like FX.

[sycro]

Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Sadly, no. Just that it's still in development...I hope we get official word soon. Though I still think it would be a better TV show on something like FX.

Well, it depends on where they start the story. I've heard they want to start at the beginning (unlike the music, which started in the 2nd part), which would work much better for a movie franchise than TV. The first tells the story of the creation of Coheed & Cambria. The second jumps in years later with Claudio, which you could do 2 films on.

For TV, you'd really just need to start right out with the Claudio storyline.