Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Fathom
3/4/09 - Megan Fox is in final negotiations to star opposite Josh Brolin and John Malkovich in the supernatural western Jonah Hex, based on the DC Comic, and to star in and develop Fathom, Fox Atomic's comic-book-based underwater adventure, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Fathom, a comic created by recently deceased artist Michael Turner, follows a young woman named Aspen who learns she is a member of a race of aquatic humanoids who possess the ability to control water.  The project was at one point set up at James Cameron's Lightstorm Entertainment. When the option lapsed, producer Peter Safran scooped it up and began packaging it, eventually attracting Fox, a fan of the comic since its 1998 debut, when it became the top-selling comic of the year. Fox had been seeking Turner to investigate Fathom's rights availability.  Fox is now helping develop and shape the adaptation, which is being written by Jordan Mechner, the creator of the video game Prince of Persia and a writer on Disney's Jerry Bruckheimer-produced film adaptation.

9/26/08 - IESB.net reported a rumor that Transformers star Megan Fox has signed on to appear in a film adaptation of Michael Turner's Fathom comic series. Turner died in June, throwing the film project into doubt.  The studio is currently out to several writers to revamp the script as a vehicle for Fox, who officially signed on to the project this week, the site reported. Fox is set to play the lead character, Aspen.  The comic book centers on Aspen Matthews, who continues to search for clues from her past in order to balance the turmoil between the two worlds she inhabits. An adopted failed Olympic swimmer and marine biologist, Aspen finds herself involved with an aquatic humanoid race called the Blue.

AlienAlmanac.com 2009