Mark Millar‘s latest work Empress is heading to the screen in a new adaptation from F. Scott Frazier, the scribe who worked on the in-production xXx: The Return Of Xander Cage.
The graphic novel, co-created by Stuart Immonen, was first published in 2016, and revolves a wife of a Ming the Merciless-style galactic dictator who makes the decision to take her three kids and leave her evil husband. It sounds superb, right?
Here’s the official synopsis from Marvel.com.
Imagine you’re married to the worst bad guy from your favorite sci-fi movie. An alien dictator feared throughout the universe, who will kill you if you leave- but you need to escape for the sake of your three children. All you have are your wits, your bodyguard, and three guns. Welcome to EMPRESS, your new favorite comic.
Millar said the following to The Hollywood Reporter back in January about his new project.
“I think all the best science fiction has a very human element at the heart of it and a mother wanting to leave a dangerous relationship is very easy for readers to relate to,” says writer Mark Millar. “I’m not really interested in high-concept ideas as much as human emotions being the driving force of a story. Even ‘Star Wars’ was really just a lonely kid who wondered who his real father was.”
Obviously, no idea as to when this’ll go into production, but we’ll keep you update. For more on Empress, hit it on the link above.
