Seriously? This is what it takes to sell a movie these days? A single page from a comic that is basically the first five minutes of a film told in six panels? Don’t get me wrong, I like Penny Arcade plenty but this is like purchasing a project after the logline was written on a dirty bar napkin. Must’ve been one hell of a pitch.
Anyway, Paramount is now developing New Kid after the success of the alternative animated hit Rango. As you can see from the comic, it’ll follow a human kid as he traverses a school filled with all kinds of aliens. It’s a metaphor for alienation, see. I really want this to be good, for the sake of Penny Arcade, but there are many ways it can go horribly wrong. I’m worried you guys. Very, very, very worried.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
