JackFetch Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 “Journeyman” mastermind Kevin Falls is reportedly hours from forwarding to FX executives his pilot script for “Powers,” based on the funnybook by Brian Bendis, sources tell Ain't It Cool. If FX greenlights the Sony pilot, Michael Dinner (“Karen Sisco,” “Kidnapped”) is reportedly set to direct. The ongoing comic, launched in 2000, follows police department homicide detectives who specialize in cases connected to people with superpowers. http://www.aintitcool.com/node/43735 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamvidger Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Didn't that comic series just start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuaveStar Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Didn't that comic series just start? It says it started it was launched 2000, in Jacks post, Graham. Also: Wikipedia page. Edit: Stavros proved me wrong. Sorry Graham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 It just restarted with its third series, but there are 11 trade paperbacks out there of stories they've already told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 FX has greenlit the pilot for Powers, an adaptation of the long-running comic series by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming. The announcement was made tonight on Twitter by John Soldberg, the cable network’s senior vice president of public relations, who revealed the pilot will be directed by executive producer Michael Dinner (Justified, Sons of Anarchy). The script is by Charles “Chic” Eglee, former executive producer of The Walking Dead and veteran of such television series as Murder One, The Shield and Dexter. “Powers pilot was just greenlit by FX!” Bendis responded on Twitter. “It’s official! Your window of reading Powers while it was still cool is running out.” Debuting in 2000 from Image Comics, Powers follows the lives of Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, homicide detectives who investigate cases involving “powers” (people with superhuman abilities) in a world where superheroes and supervillains are common. The series continued at Image until 2004, when it moved under Marvel’s Icon banner. Although Powers had been optioned for film by Sony as early as 2001, Bendis revealed in February 2009 that a TV adaptation was in active development at FX, home to such dramas as The Shield, Rescue Me, Sons of Anarchy and now Justified. The series is a co-production of Sony and FX Productions. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Katie Sackhoff (Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica) wants to play Deena Pilgrim. I can really get behind this. Need anymore convincing? Here's an image I stole from Topless Robot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venneh Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 YES PLEASE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missy Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Yeah, I'm sold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightWing Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 FRAK yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 :buttrock: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Yup, she's a good choice. Who do we want for Christian Walker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Well, the perfect, geekgasm answer would be Nathan Fillion for anything comics-related... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I really need to start making bets on how soon somebody will mention Nathan Fillion in geek related discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I believe that was my point, yes. EDIT: Honestly, I can't think of a decent choice for Walker. No one has quite the right look. Maybe Patrick Warburton if he wasn't so squinty and didn't have the low-brow rep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 If he had the time I might say see what Joel McHale could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 I'm thinking casting an unknown might be best, but here are my best bets from people currently working consistently in Hollywood: Alex O'Loughlin - He's buff, he is convincing working as a cop and he's shown he can be funny at times on "Hawaii Five-O." Dye and grow his hair out a bit and I think he'd be great. Karl Urban - He's a versatile actor who's well-versed in action. The problem would be I don't know if he can play the deadpan humor and I don't know if he really feels like a "superhero" kind of guy. Considered people like Ray Stevenson (too old), Brandon Routh (too goofy), Chris Hemsworth (too young) and Wentworth Miller (too strange-looking), but it's a tough role to cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 If he weren't already doing Supernatural, I would say Jensen Ackles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koete Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Friday Night Lights star Kyle Chandler — who turned down a slew of offers for broadcast pilots this season — is now being courted for FX’s drama pilot Powers. Based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, the project is a police procedural set in a world where superpowers are relatively common. It centers on two detectives, Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim, in a homicide department that specializes in cases involving “powers.” (FX confirmed it was moving forward with the project at its annual upfront presentation on Tuesday.) Chandler will make a decision about Powers after he reads a new version of the script incorporating his notes. If Chandler signs on, it would mark a reunion of sorts with his Friday Night Lights wife Connie Britton. The actress recently signed on to star in her own FX pilot, the Ryan Murphy-Brad Falchuk-produced American Horror Story. Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted March 30, 2011 Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Hmmm... the look is right. But I've never liked Chandler for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Charles S. Dutton has been cast in FX's drama pilot Powers. The actor, best known for playing the title character in Fox's 1990s dramedy Roc, will play Captain Cross, the head of a homicide police department where detectives Christian Walker and Deena Pilgrim investigate crimes involving those with superpowers. Powers, based on the long-running Image Comics series by Brian Michael Bendis (Marvel's Avengers, X-Men, Ultimate Spider-Man), hails from Sony Pictures Television and FX Productions. Charles H. Eglee (The Waking Dead) is adapting the comic with Michael Dinner directing the pilot. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/charles-s-dutton-cast-fx-186277 That's a name I haven't heard in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFetch Posted June 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2011 Lucy Punch has been cast as the female lead in the upcoming FX series "Powers", Deadline reports. Punch will play the part of Detective Deena Pilgrim who, along with her partner, Detective Christian Walker, investigates superhero-related homicides. The news was immediately confirmed by Brian Michael Bendis, co-creator of the "Powers" comic book series with artist Michael Avon Oeming. "How's that for some news!" he wrote on his Twitter account, clearly pleased with the final decision. Punch is best known for recent appearances in You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger, Dinner for Schmucks and Take Me Home Tonight. She will also appear in this week's Bad Teacher opposite Cameron Diaz. The part of Walker remains unannounced for the time being, but expect that to change soon as the pilot is gearing up to shoot in Chicago this summer. "Powers" launched as a comic book series in 2004 from Image Comics and is currently published by Marvel's Icon imprint. http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=78823#ixzz1PrPm7GHn Her name is Lucy Punch. Of course she's going to be in a show about superheros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc20willsave Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Jason Patric Set To Star In FX's 'Powers' By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday June 21, 2011 @ 6:45pm PDT Jason Patric has been tapped as the male lead in the FX drama pilot Powers. Based on the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael Avon Oeming, the project, written by Charles H. Eglee and to be directed by Michael Dinner, is a police procedural set in a world where superpowers are relatively common. It centers on two detectives, Christian Walker (Patric) and Deena Pilgrim (Lucy Punch), in a Homicide department that deals with cases involving "powers" (people with superpowers). Eglee, Dinner, David Engel and Bendis are executive producing for Sony Pictures TV and FX Prods. Filming is slated for mid-summer in Chicago. If Powers goes to series, it will mark Patric's first regular series gig. Last year, he co-starred in the HBO comedy pilot Tilda. In features, Patric, repped by ICM and Untitled, was most recently seen in The Losers. Source. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 Wow, really? He's pretty damn picky about projects and a seriously good actor as well. I'm happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prez Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I like that casting a lot. And Punch somehow looks like Deena, if that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stavros Posted June 22, 2011 Report Share Posted June 22, 2011 I looked up Punch and was trying to figure out where I know her from. She's in Hot Fuzz, she's the village bicycle with the distinctive laugh. edit- She was in Renford Rejects! Jesus Christ, I never thought anyone from that show would get work again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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