David Fincher bringing us THE GOON!

By Matt Holmes / June 25, 2011

Now this is cool news...

THEGOON.COM is proud to announce that THE GOON has been optioned by acclaimed director and producer DAVID FINCHER and Academy-Award nominated BLUR STUDIO to develop as a CG animated feature film with Dark Horse Entertainment.

It's easy to presume that Fincher won't be directing however, as he has no less than six projects on the go including Hungry Rabbit Jumps with Tobey Maguire, Heavy Metal (with the same studio as this new project), an adaptation of the graphic novels Black Hole Torso & The Killer and the one we have all wanted to see him make for sometime - the sci-fi movie Rendezvous with Rama. For those who haven't read The Goon, it's a spectacular mix of 40's gangster and sci-fi pulp. It's like Hellboy in that sense, if the character was played and lived in the universe of James Cagney. The supernatural edge comes with the many battles against ghosts, apes and made scientists. Universal who have a first look deal with Dark Horse Comics that was acquired in March (when I said The Goon had to be made!) are expected to finance the film. Very exciting news. For more on THE GOON click HERE.