Image Comics And Szymon Kudrański’s ‘No Man’s Land’ In Development For Film
by Olly MacNamee
Per Image Comics and The Hollywood Reporter, Szymon Kudrański‘s Cold War thriller No Man’s Land is currently in development for film by producer Jason Berman‘s A/Vantage Pictures (Spike Lee‘s Highest 2 Lowest), as well as Kudrański and Jon Levin‘s Sustainable Imagination (All the Empty Rooms).
Created by Kudrański (Spawn, Action Comics, The Punisher), edited by Tom Williams, and lettered by Dc Hopkins, No Man’s Land was originally released last year as a four-issue miniseries by Image and Kudrański’s One Man Art line. And here’s the plot:
“No Man’s Land is a high-stakes murder mystery perfect for fans of True Detective, Whiteout, and Insomnia. For three months each year, anyone can walk from the USA to Russia across an ice bridge: a frozen path known as the Ice Curtain. In 1963, when the body of a young woman is discovered on this icy no-man’s land, the already fragile relationship between the superpowers threatens to collapse. With nuclear tensions rising, an FBI agent and a KGB operative must solve the murder before the ice melts… and war ignites.”
Todd McFarlane, President of Image Comics and creator of Spawn, said of this announcement:
“High concept ideas work in any medium. For Image Comics we are constantly looking for new ideas and stories that will grab a reading audience early and then hold them through the telling of the story arc. And now, to learn that No Man’s Land will now get developed for a future theatrical release reinforces the talent level of Szymon and makes him yet another example of creators owning and controlling their own destinies.”
No Man’s Land trade paperback will be out in comic book stores on Wednesday, the 22nd of April, and in bookstores on Tuesday, the 19th of May, from Image Comics/One Man Art