SHERLOCK HOLMES 2 Steals Guy Ritchie from LOBO

With the relative box office success of SHERLOCK HOLMES, despite fending off Cameron’s AVATAR juggernaut, producer Joel Silver says director Guy Ritchie has decided to give LOBO the cold shoulder in favor of a quick and dirty SHERLOCK HOLMES sequel. OK, so maybe that’s not the kindest way to put it… I’m sure the sequel will rock as much as the first film, but it seems the drive is to enter into production as quickly as possible in an attempt to ride the box office aftermath of the first outing. While we’re anticipating the sequel and, perhaps, Brad Pitt as Moriarty… OK! I’m game… what of LOBO?

I’ve never been much of a reader of DC Comics, but even I know and love LOBO… the last Czarnian, an alien being, mercenary and bounty hunter with a rich sarcasm knack for parody… first appeared in comics back in 1983. The interstellar commando of cool is wild, unabashed and, oh yeah… unable to die. Honestly, this is a property I’ve felt is somewhat in that “unfilmable” category, understandably difficult to do justice as a live-action film, but I was curious to see what Guy Ritchie would do with the movie. Now, with that likely off the table altogether for Ritchie, what’s next? Who ought to take over directing the LOBO film? Chime in, give us your thoughts.

Source: LA Times