In a bit of unsurprising news, Boom! Studios, the biggest comic book publisher not owned by Disney or Time Warner, has inked a deal with Universal Pictures to adapt another property. This seems like a no-brainer after 2 Guns, a Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg action flick based on a Boom! Comic of the same name, opened at the top of its weekend with $27 million earlier in August.
According to Deadline, Universal has been so impressed that they preemptively bought the rights to Day Men with a seven-figure bid before the comic ever hits shelves.
Day Men imagines a world where rival vampire families clash during the night, and the “Day Men” keep the secrets by the sun. When the war spills into the light, on specific Day Man will have to intervene.
This seems par for the course for Boom!, who acquired Archaia Entertainment in June to hold this title. And given how Icon’s (a Marvel imprint) Kick-Ass 2 did this weekend, it is not a surprise more are turning to this alternative.