'Kick-Ass' Writer Jane Goldman to Pen 'Fables' for Big Screen

After years of development as both a feature film and possible TV series, it was confirmed in 2013 that Nikolaj Arcel (A Royal Affair) would bring Vertigo Comics' Fables to the big screen. Not much has been heard about the fairy tale project since, leading some to believe the book had been closed on it once again. But it turns out Fables is very much alive, and writer with considerable comic book experience has just come aboard.

According to producer David Heyman, Kick-Ass and X-Men: First Class writer Jane Goldman has been brought in to script the next draft...

Heyman: “[Arcel] did a draft, and now he’s supervising Jane, who’s doing a draft. Hoping that it’ll come in and we’ll be able to move to the next stage. All these things always take longer than you want. And ‘Fables’ is not easy, by any means, but I think it’ll be pretty great.”

Fables was created by Bill Willingham and centers on a large group of familiar fairy tale characters who are very much real and living in our world.  After being evicted from their lands they now live in a place called Fabletown set in a hidden part of New York City. If it sounds a lot like Once Upon a Time, well now you know why the TV series never got off the ground. 

No updates on a start date or anything like that, but perhaps a date will be announced along with another major Vertigo adaptation in Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Sandman. [CBR]

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David Yates confirms he won't direct big screen Fables

Oh well. This one's too sad for me to dwell on for long. Last year, word broke that Harry Potter director David Yates was circling an adaption of Fables, the hit comic book series from Vertigo. Created by Bill Willingham and artist Mark Buckingham, Fables presents a world where all of the various fairy tale characters exist and walk amongst us. All those modern versions of fairy tales that are the rage in Hollywood right now, they took their inspiration from Fables for sure. Unfortunately, little has been heard of Yates' involvement ever since the initial announcement, while he's been lining up other projects like a big screen take on Dr. Who.

Yates recently spoke to MTV about Fables, and made it clear he won't be involved. Let's just hope this doesn't kill the project altogether, but with his experience for crafting huge, magical worlds, Yates would have been the ideal choice. Check out the video below...

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