Movie Goon

Acclaimed director David Fincher is teaming with Blur Studio and Dark Horse to turn Eric Powell’s pulpy paranormal series The Goon into a CG-animated feature film. The announcement, which is a light on details, was made on Powell’s official website. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Powell will write the screenplay. No studio is attached, however, publisher Dark Horse, which has a first-look deal with Universal, is hoping to develop the movie in-house before shopping it to a studio.

Created almost a decade ago, The Goon centers on the muscle-bound title character and his sidekick Franky, who fight the Zombie Priest and his minions, cannibal hobos, and countless other supernatural creatures. I expect the movie to be dark and campy.