{"id":12103,"date":"2015-10-14T11:09:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-14T18:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/?p=12103"},"modified":"2015-10-14T11:09:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T18:09:49","slug":"icv2-double-takes-comic-z-men-heads-to-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/icv2-double-takes-comic-z-men-heads-to-big-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"ICv2: Double Take’s Comic ‘Z-Men’ Heads to Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Take-Two Interactive\u2019s comic publishing arm Double Take (a\/k\/a 2T) and Lionsgate have partnered for a film adaptation of Jeff McComsey\u2019s Z-Men<\/em> comic book.<\/p>\n

Z-Men<\/em> is set in Double Take\u2019s shared universe of the classic horror franchise Night of the Living Dead <\/em>(see “Double Take Launches 10 Titles in September<\/a>“).\u00a0 McComsey\u2019s comic takes place in the aftermath events\u00a0 of Night of the Living Dead, <\/em>when LBJ orders the head of the Secret Service to send agents to investigate the disturbing zombie-related happenings (see “Double Take ‘Ultimate Night of the Living Dead’ Retailer Incentive<\/a>“). \u00a0The series launched in September, and the second issue (pictured below) releases on November 14.<\/p>\n

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“We\u2019re delighted to expand our relationship with our friends at Take-Two by partnering with their comic book arm, Double Take, in bringing Z-Men<\/em> to the big screen,” said Lionsgate Motion Picture Group Co-Chairs Rob Friedman and Patrick Wachsberger. \u00a0“We \u2026 look forward to translating 2T\u2019s graphic novel into a spine-chilling film for moviegoers and comic book fans alike.”<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Take-Two Interactive\u2019s comic publishing arm Double Take (a\/k\/a 2T) and Lionsgate have partnered for a film adaptation of Jeff McComsey\u2019s Z-Men comic book. Z-Men is set in Double Take\u2019s shared universe of the classic horror franchise Night of the Living Dead (see “Double Take Launches 10 Titles in September“).\u00a0 McComsey\u2019s comic takes place in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1opIU-39d","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6424,"url":"https:\/\/forbiddenpanel.com\/PanelCast\/live-from-hollywood-its-saturday-night-of-the-living-dead-and-comic-book-live\/","url_meta":{"origin":12103,"position":0},"title":"Live from Hollywood, its Saturday Night…of the Living Dead and COMIC BOOK LIVE!","author":"Martin Bright","date":"February 22, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"By Martin Bright The Walking Dead is one of TV's most popular shows right now and now COMIC BOOK LIVE is bringing it to the stage! 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