Thorgal - From 'Lives of Others' Director - Blu-ray Forum

Oscar Rothman · 10-20-2016, 11:05 AM

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Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck will develop a live-action take on the best-selling graphic novel about a mysterious boy found and raised by Vikings.

From The Lives of Others to a French Game of Thrones.

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, the Oscar-winning director of The Lives of Others, is shifting gears for his new project: a live-action adaptation of the French-language fantasy comic Thorgal.

Created by Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and Polish graphic artist Grzegorz Rosinski in 1977, the comic is set in the Middle Ages and follows the adventures of a mysterious dark-haired child, Thorgal, found and adopted by a Viking chieftain. He grows to be a great warrior, using his skills to battle against powers greater than anything the Vikings could have imagined.

One of the most successful French-language graphic novels in history, Thorgal has sold some 14 million volumes in 18 languages worldwide. It is published by Belgian comics group Le Lombard and by British publisher Cinebook in English.

Le Lombard has several TV and film adaptations of its catalog in the works, including Luc Besson's mega-budget sci-fi epic Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, based on the comic from Pierre Christin and Jean-Claude Mezieres and starring Cara Delevingne and Dane DeHaan.

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