Morningside Entertainment has optioned Bluewater Productions Sinbad: Rogue of Mars for adaptation into an epic action adventure fantasy feature for 2012. A continuation of the Sinbad films that started in 1958 with The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, and was followed in the 1970s with The Golden Voyage of Sinbad and Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Rogue of Mars is an updated sequel rather than a reboot.Executive Producer Barry Schneer revealed that Rogue of Mars is the first of a planned new trilogy that will bring this beloved character to a whole new generation while still showing respect to the original fans, “I am thrilled to continue the amazing legacy my uncle, Charles Schneer began with 7th Voyage and bring to the screen the Sinbad movie that he and Ray Harryhausen never got to make.”
In his fourth film adventure, Sinbad and his crew find a magical urn and are transported to another planet by a ruthless and vengeful Jinn bent on freeing his race, who have been imprisoned for millennia, then laying waste to the ones responsible.
"Sinbad has always been one of more popular titles in our library that also includes Wrath of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts, says Darren G. Davis, Publisher of Bluewater Productions. “It certainly lends itself to a big-budget tentpole movie."
Bluewater Production's Sinbad: Rogue of Mars graphic novel will be available in April 2011. Paul J. Salamoff, creator of Logan's Run: Last Day, has been tapped to write the screenplay for the movie adaptation.
© C Harris Lynn, 2011
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