Drunken Comics Rage

Another Frank Miller graphic novel—Ronin, about a disgraced samurai whose master was assassinated by a shape-shifting demon—has been optioned by Warner Brothers for a live-action movie, Variety reported. Warner was behind the recent hit based on Miller's 300. Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard) will direct Ronin.

In the graphic novel, the story moves from 13th-century Japan to 21st-century New York, where the master's sword is unearthed and the ronin and the demon are brought to life to battle gangs of mutants and thugs to try to take possession of the mythical sword. The graphic novel was published by DC Comics.

Ronin will be shot in a fashion similar to that employed for 300, in which blue- and green-screen shooting was done on a Montreal soundstage to create an ancient Greece battleground.

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