The Night Comes for Us
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Early concept art for The Night Comes for Us | |
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| Creator | Timo Tjahjanto (writing) |
The Night Comes for Us is an upcoming graphic novel written by Timo Tjahjanto, based on the unproduced screenplay of the same name.[1] In December 2014, Tjahjanto confirmed he was working with Indonesian artist hub Glitch Network to adapt his original screenplay into comic form.[2]
Synopsis
Ito, a gangland enforcer, returns to his local crime family in Jakarta after a stint with the notorious South East Asian Triad and finds himself trapped in a world of betrayal and chaos as the Triad initiates a bloody campaign of territorial expansion.[3]
Film version
The story was originally conceived as an Indonesian action thriller film written and to be directed by Timo Tjahjanto, and starring Joe Taslim, Yayan Ruhian, Julie Estelle, Arifin Putra, Prisia Nasution, Oka Antara, Rio Dewanto, Epy Kusnandar, and Kelly Tandiono.[4] Radius-TWC had announced North American distribution rights.[5][6]
In September 2014, pre-production on the film was halted,[7] and three months later Tjahjanto confirmed he was adapting the script into a graphic novel.
References
- ↑ "TNCFU Graphic Novel Tweet".
- ↑ "Glitch Network Tweet".
- ↑ Kmiller (2013-11-04). "Details on The Night Comes For Us". Martialartsmoviejunkie.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Gareth Evans and XYZ Films Team Up for Bloody Thriller The Night Comes For Us". DreadCentral.
- ↑ Kit, Borys (2014-01-20). "Sundance: Radius-TWC Nabs North American Rights to 'The Night Comes for Us'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ Fleming, Mike (2014-01-20). "Sundance: Radius-TWC Pre- Buys North American On ‘The Night Comes For Us,’ Next Pic By ‘The Raid’ Team". Deadline. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ↑ "Yayan Ruhian Sports A Ghastly Image On The Set Of COMIC 8: CASINO KINGS". Film Combat Syndicate.