The Umbrella Academy Getting a Movie Treatment?

Seems that way! News is going around that Rawson Thurber (writer/director of 2004’s Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) has been brought aboard the planned adaptation of Dark Horse Comics’ The Umbrella Academy, reports Deadline.

The Umbrella Academy, for those who aren’t familiar, is comic book series created by Gerard Way (who is also well known for being the lead singer of the alt-rock band, My Chemical Romance) about a story of a misfit family who were brought together as orphans who were born with unexplainable and super-natural powers.

The series has seen two full compilation releases, and is an enjoyable read for those who like your standard recipe of a team of super heroes. It’s fun and colourful with an intelligent plot, with a slightly dark edge.

So it’s needless to say that I’m rather interested in this film adaption. To be honest, I think it would maybe work better as a mini-series, as I don’t know if it has enough popularity to pull in a full cinema-going audience, but I will take what I can get in this case!

Regardless if the film adaption will ever see the light of day, I’m always excited to see more and more comic book series getting considered for the HollyWood treatment, and I will be sure to keep you updated as more news gets released!