If you’re a longtime comicbook fan, you know the name Mark Millar. His career in comics began in the 90s, working for a small British publisher before he moved to DC. Leaving DC in 2001 (just before his Superman: Red Son was published) Millar moved to Marvel, where he launched Ultimate X-Men and wrote one of Marvel’s biggest series, Civil War. Of course, most people know him now for the comics (and movies) from his creator-owned line Millarworld – Kick-Ass, Hit Girl and Kingsman among them.
Last year, Netflix purchased Millarworld with the intent of creating shows, movies and comics (yes, Netflix is getting into the comicbook business). A slew of adaptations was announced as well and, recently, Netflix released logos for five projects, which can be seen in a teaser video. Three of the adaptations will be feature films and two will be tv series.
The first series, Jupiter’s Legacy, explores the generational differences in superheroes and how the younger ones are expected to live up to the legacy of the older heroes. The executive producer for the series will be Steven DeKnight, a producer for Daredevil. The second series is much different and has the possibility for a little controversy. The plot of American Jesus follows a pre-teen who might just be the second coming of Jesus. Interestingly, the series will be in Spanish (presumably with English subtitles).
As for the movies, Huck is a superhero in hiding story about a man from a small town who uses his powers for random acts of kindness. But, of course, a secret that big never keeps. Empress will take viewers to space, as the title character (who happens to be queen to an intergalactic horde) is chased across the galaxy as she flees her husband. Sharkey the Bounty Hunter (a soon-to-be-released comic) keeps us in the galactic realm with, you guessed it, a spacefaring bounty hunter.
There are no details on production or release dates, but Netflix tends to move quickly once it’s announced something. With writers, directors or producers already in place for some of these, you can expect announcements by the end of the year.