Chicken With Plums

For years, media commentators have been declaring/predicting the death of cinematic comic book adaptations. They simply point to this or that superhero film that has bombed at the box office and declare the matter settled. And what do they say 3 months later when a comic book adaptation comes along and sets records? 

Well obviously that was just a fluke. A death spasm if you will.

But when you really think about it, the industry suddenly ceasing to adapt any and all graphic novels would be akin to them suddenly deciding to stop adapting films from novels. 

Oh man The Last Song bombed at the box office! No more adaptations of novels! Only original screenplays from now on!...until one of those flops.

Regardless of source material, every film is a roll of the dice or flip of a coin. The odds are 50/50. Some films will be amazing. Some will be shit.

But our research shows that audiences age 18-24 are sick and tired of Seth Rogen!

Anyway...

The real reason I'm writing this is to show you that the graphic novel is still fertile material for cinema. Don't believe me? Just check out this amazing French trailer (sorry no subtitles) for the live action debut of the team that made Persepolis!