The Goon

[ThatNickGuy]

Eric Powell's The Goon is probably one of the most hilarious, offbeat, oddball, black humour comics I've ever read. It's published through Dark Horse (who also publish Mike Mignola's Hellboy). It's the darkest of dark humour, which I normally don't like but Powell just makes it work. It might help that he's probably one of the best cartoonists out there, Will "The Spirit" Eisner being one of his great inspirations (and it shows).

AND, back in 2008, he announced that a film was in works, produced by David Fincher. Check out the awesome trailer the animation studio put together. The Goon is played by Clancy "Lex Luthor" Brown. His sidekick Frankie is played by Paul flipping Giamatti.



Sadly, it seems like they're having trouble getting someone fund the damn thing:

http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/09/16/early-test-footage-of-the-goon-movie-bashes-you-over-the-head/

The film, originally announced in 2008, is apparently still looking for funding. With stuff like this floating around I’m surprised it’s taking so long. Director Fincher has said it’s difficult because it’s “adult animation.” Powell lamented that he wished he sold as many comics as this video got views and also said, “Even though there’s probably no way in hell to raise 50 million, I might start a Goon film Kickstarter just for shits & giggles.”

Here's an early test footage that the above link provides, too:



I just hate that it seems, of all the comic properties getting greenlit, this one is struggling.

 

[checkeredhat]

That trailer is more than a year old. Sadly, the same things that set this apart from other comic book adaptations, are the reasons its having trouble getting greenlit.