‘I Am Legend’ director takes over ‘Sgt. Rock’ movie
Francis Lawrence replaces Guy Ritchie on ‘Sgt. Rock’
I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has replaced Guy Ritchie on the upcoming Sgt. Rock project for Warner Bros.
In May, producer Joel Silver told AICN that Ritchie would direct the comic book adaptation. “I’m going to make that. I’m going to make that very soon. With Guy Ritchie, I think,” Silver said.
Created in 1959 by Robert Kanigher and Joe Kubert, Sgt. Rock led a gritty fictional World War II US Army infantry called Easy Company in multiple comics for DC. The Sgt. Rock movie will take the story in a new direction by bringing the character into the future.
Lawrence will work from the adapted script from Chad St. John (Ronin).
Ritchie is reportedly working on a DC Comics adaptation of Lobo. His latest, Sherlock Holmes, opens Christmas Day.
Source: Heat Vision
Food for thought: What if Sgt. Rock fought for the Soviet Union? Think about THAT!
