New Line Names Trachtenberg "Y: The Last Man" Director

[CBR News]

New Line Cinema is moving forward with its long-dormant "Y: The Last Man" project, naming Dan Trachtenberg as director of the feature film adaptation of Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's award-winning comic.


Full article here.

[wilsonRfrost]

about time. i'm looking forward to see how y's world would look as a movie.

[idlewildered]

about time. i'm looking forward to see how y's world would look as a movie.

I think the story deserves a proven director though, and I've no idea who Dan Trachtenberg is.

He could be awesome of course. Anyone aware of his work?

[wilsonRfrost]

the clip attached to the story looks nice.
i'm actually feels this kind of project can benefit unfamiliar
cast and crew. hope i'm not wrong...

[EuphemismForSex]

Well, I'll have my fingers crossed for this one to turn out not terrible.

[jesse_custer]

Here is the wiki page on Trachtenberg: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Trachtenberg

He might be a nice guy, but his resume is hardly impressive.

[PretenderNX01]

Entertainment Weekly said he mainly has directed commercials.

Mind you, I never would have guess a guy who acted with Vince Vaughn and did "Zathrua" would make a good "Iron Man" movie.

[idlewildered]

Entertainment Weekly said he mainly has directed commercials.

Mind you, I never would have guess a guy who acted with Vince Vaughn and did "Zathrua" would make a good "Iron Man" movie.

you speak sense sir

[jesse_custer]

Entertainment Weekly said he mainly has directed commercials.

Mind you, I never would have guess a guy who acted with Vince Vaughn and did "Zathrua" would make a good "Iron Man" movie.

Honestly, anyone could probably direct an entertaining Iron Man movie starring Downey Jr. It wasn't that impressive of a directing job.

[MarvelMaster616]

I've been itching for more news on this movie, hoping that New Line wasn't just blowing smoke when they said they were making it a priority. Having a director certainly helps! I've never heard of this guy. He's not a big name, which can be a good thing and a bad thing. If the project isn't attracting any major names, then that may be a sign that there are some obstacles that haven't been addressed. It's hard to tell. But I really hope this moves forward because Y: The Last Man was such an amazing comic. It deserves a shot at becoming a movie, especially while so many other comic book movies and TV shows like the Walking Dead are becoming successful.

[Rollo Tomassi]

Okay, the first issue alone would make an excellent movie. And they want to cram the entire sixty issue run into two hours?!
I'm sorry, but I don't see how that's anything but a travesty waiting to happen. And that's nothing against this young director chap. They're going to wind up gutting most of story and glossing over what's left. Fans of the book will be left disappointed and film goers being introduced to the material are gonna wonder what the big deal is/was.

[AlexWilder]

Okay, the first issue alone would make an excellent movie. And they want to cram the entire sixty issue run into two hours?!

You are absolutely right. In fact, maybe this book would be better adapted to a TV series, on AMC or SyFy or something.

[semicyon]

You are absolutely right. In fact, maybe this book would be better adapted to a TV series, on AMC or SyFy or something.

I was about to post this same thing. Walking Dead has been successful... what makes Y: The Last Man interesting for me is not only Yorick's personal journey but the world exploration he does across various aspects of society and how the loss of men affect that.

[Tandaemonium]

This needs to be a show on HBO or Showtime, not condensed to 2-3 hours.

Please, Brian, from one Iggy (and Vista) alum to another...

[pogofan]

Okay, the first issue alone would make an excellent movie. And they want to cram the entire sixty issue run into two hours?!
I'm sorry, but I don't see how that's anything but a travesty waiting to happen. And that's nothing against this young director chap. They're going to wind up gutting most of story and glossing over what's left. Fans of the book will be left disappointed and film goers being introduced to the material are gonna wonder what the big deal is/was.

The only question in my mind is, how high up does "Making a single movie out of Y: The Last Man" rank on the list of "Top 10 All-Time Worst Hollywood Ideas"?