Madman (What to Know)

Dimension Films has apparantly struck a deal to turn Michael Allred's comic character Madman into a live-action film. George Huang (Swimming With Sharks) will direct a script he'll write with Allred. Robert Rodriguez & Elizabeth Avellan will produce via their Troublemaker Studios.

Madman is a post-modernist reimagining of the Frankenstein tale, with a superhero twist.The title character, killed in a car accident, is reanimated by an eccentric doc who names him Frank Einstein & instills in him enhanced senses, psychic power & exceptional physical skills. The doc can't fix his creature's face, so Madman wears a costume to hide his scars.

The project, spearheaded by Dimension will follow a template similar to Sin City, which Troublemaker produced & Rodriguez directed with its creator Frank Miller for Dimension. As with that film, the creative behind the comic book is made an active part of the creative process to have a greater possibility avoiding the Alan Moore/Corporate syndrome. And like Sin City, Madman will be shot entirely at Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Texas.