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Nov192008

Gearhead Movie News

Gearhead on Variety.com

From Variety.com

Hurd to produce 'Gearhead' film
Valhalla obtains film rights to novel
By DAVE MCNARY

Gale Anne Hurd's Valhalla Motion Pictures has gotten into gear for "Gearhead," buying the film rights to the graphic novel.

Hurd will produce "Gearhead," which was created by Dennis Hopeless and Kevin Mellon and published as a four-issue series by Arcana Comics.

Story revolves around a young woman who leaves the drag strip to team up with a group of rebels to fight the corrupt superheroes who govern the U.S.

Hurd and Valhalla most recently produced "The Incredible Hulk" for Marvel and the upcoming "Punisher: War Zone," due to be released Dec. 5.

Arcana Comics has published more than 150 original comicbooks and graphic novels as a division of Arcana, owned by CEO Sean O'Reilly. Titles include "The Clockwork Girl" and "Kade"; company also develops existing brands for Disney, Sony, Capcom and HBO.

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Reader Comments (2)

Hey man, I just read the news on Mania. Congrats!

November 20, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterNuke

Wow! This is great news! You should change your made-up name to Hopeful! Best of luck with this! No more pics of my ears, please.

November 23, 2008 | Unregistered Commentergrantbond

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