Bloody Hell. Magdalena Goes Big Screen

I‘m not a happy camper right now.

For a few years now there have been talks that Top Cow’s best selling comic “The Magdalena” was in production but I’d given up any hope that they’d actually pull through and put together anything other than a sub par project. This made me happy. I didn’t want to see one of my favourite comics defaced by some crap shoot of a movie. Sure, I’ll always have the comics but I’d be forced to see the film which would make me angry and perhaps in turn, take away some of the enjoyment of re-reading the comics.

It’s an interesting character. Unlike typical comic book heroes/heroines, “The Magdalena” doesn’t have an on-going series. The character has had two limited runs of comics and made numerous appearances in a load of other Top Cow comics but that’s it. One of the things which has really sold me on the series, apart from the great storytelling and excellent artwork, is that it is a limited series so I haven’t spent years trekking to the geek shop.

The character is said to be the daughter of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene, a supernatural defender of the Catholic Church who uses the Spear of Destiny to fight evil. It’s all pretty over the top but I’m all about the ass-kicking chicks not to mention that the added mythology works for me.

So just as I’ve pretty much forgotten that there was ever even talk about the comic going to the big screen comes today’s announcement that Jenna Dewan has been cast in the title role. I’m sorry. Jenna who? What the heck is going on? I thought the project was on hold indefinitely?

The only good thing coming out of the news at the moment is that Luke Goss (who was pretty awesome as Prince Nuada in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (our review)) has signed on to star as Kristof, an agent of a secret organization that has been the guardian of the lineage because, you know, ass kicking women need protection. A second bonus: a director has yet to be attached which means there’s still hope that something cool could come of this if they get the right person in the driver’s seat.