Most people recognize George R.R. Martin for hisA Song of Ice and Fire series , better know as Game of Thrones . But that ’s just one of the author ’s universes . Another that he curates and edits is about to get the same treatment from another major provider . And it stars superheroes .
It ’s called Wild Cards and according toThe Hollywood Reporter , Hulu is near a deal to secure the rights to the dealership , which has been around since 1987 and moderate 27 record book ( and counting ) . It ’s “ a shared universe of anthologies , mosaic novel and stand - alone stories written by a collection of authors and edited by Martin and co - editor Melinda Snodgrass . ”
Inthe world of Wild Cards , a deadly virus was diffuse across the world in 1946 . Most people died but those who survived either mutated or as if by magic had major power . Now , decades later , the virus still subsist and manifests itself later in life . So multitude do n’t know if they are going to become the turkey , and mutate — or become the aces , and get crack ability .
Syfy Films bought the rights to the franchise back in 2011 ( the same twelvemonth Game of Thrones debut on HBO ) hoping to make a movie . Five year subsequently , when that did n’t come about , Universal Cable Productions take overwith an eye on making multiple TV showsset in the population . That ’s what ’s happening now . Plus , it sounds like Hulu want this to be a multimedia franchise — a freehanded name series to contend withNetflix ’s upcoming Chronicles of Narnia contentandAmazon ’s Lord of the Rings content .
This is a franchise that , over 30 years , has develop a whole legion of fans and Lord . That alone cause it a world well worth adapting into live action .
Correction : It ’s the Song of Ice and Fire , not Fire and Ice . That change has been made .
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