The good news: David Fincher, director of Seven, Fight Club and many other movies worth your attention, is championing a film version of Eric Powell’s comic The Goon.
The-potentially-bad news: Right now, the project is heading towards being a CG animated feature. That could certainly work, but there are a LOT of ifs…
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Jul 3, 2008 (22 hours ago)
The Goon to the screen
from THE BEAT by The Beat
On his blog, GOON creator Eric Powell makes a simple announcement: 
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.
The Hollywood Reporter has a bit more:
No studio is yet attached, and deals are being negotiated. Dark Horse, which has a first-look deal with Universal, is aiming to develop the project in-house before setting it up.
Blur is best known for its shorts, including the Academy Award-nominated “Gopher Broke,” as well as its work in commercials and special effects. “Goon” be the company’s first feature.
After the success of SIN CITY and HELLBOY, this would seem a natural.
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