"Legion" Gets a Comic Book Prequel

"Legion" Gets a Comic Book Prequel

Which means we now have an excuse to show the insane red band trailer!

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By MarkCassidy - Aug 25, 2009 03:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: cinematical.com

"Legion" is the upcoming movie from Scott Stewart which stars Paul Bettany as the Angel Michael, as well as Dennis Quaid and Kevin Durand. It hasn't received any coverage on this site because of its lack of comic book ties but that has all changed now!

IDW Publishing announced that Scott Stewart and Tom Waltz have penned a four issue mini-series that will serve as a prequel to the movie. "Legion: Prophets" will introduce you to the Theologians, the Guardian, the Codebreaker, and the Voice, five very different and unlikely individuals who become humanity's only hope in surviving the Apocalypse.

"There were a lot of cool and scary characters and situations that I wasn't able to include in the main narrative of the movie. So I'm very excited to be able to expand the Legion universe beyond the film and explore those other stories through the comic book series," says Stewart.

Here's a look at that trailer. Its pretty crazy looking. Seems to have elements of everything from "Dogma" to "Preacher" to "Sandman" in there..



Thanks to Cinematical for all the info.

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LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/25/2009, 3:47 PM
Looks friggin' cool!

Bit PROPHECY like!!!

Now if we can only get a L.E.G.I.O.N movie from WB!!!

Amazing trailer ROR!
Crusader
Crusader - 8/25/2009, 3:49 PM
Dont get it. So is he killing angles?
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/25/2009, 3:56 PM
KEV @ It looks friggin' sweet man, mind blowing sh!t dude!!!

This has CULT all over it! Hopefully we'll see alot more an hopefully aswell it'll wake up the PREACHER lot!!!
Hesse
Hesse - 8/25/2009, 4:03 PM
Looks Sweet! The first trailer i saw kinda confused me, but this one is a lot more clear lol.
superdog
superdog - 8/25/2009, 4:14 PM
It LOOKS cool but myself and probably lots of people will have a problem with the story. God sending his angels to exterminate all humanity? Putting collars on his angels andtreating them like pets? Yeah...people will have a problem with those concepts. But im sure it's not really aimed at the religious crowd anyway :)
TheBumblingIdiot
TheBumblingIdiot - 8/25/2009, 4:18 PM
we are legion for we are many
OLDDIRTYJER
OLDDIRTYJER - 8/25/2009, 4:21 PM
Hehe ... The old lady said "Fu*king" ... i'd do'er ...
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/25/2009, 4:26 PM
Ewwwwwwww
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/25/2009, 4:37 PM
lmao!
superdog
superdog - 8/25/2009, 4:47 PM
Why is this on here? It's called comicbookmovie.com.....not comicbookBASEDonamovie.com. This site is going downhill fast. It's just become a personal shrill for the owners and editors. Ridiculous! :)
SabretoothTiger
SabretoothTiger - 8/25/2009, 4:53 PM
that was [frick]in crazy im gonna see this for sure
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/25/2009, 4:59 PM
Nice Grump impersonation Pooch! He says it so they don't have to!

By the way that stretchy dude at the start is Doug Jones(Abe Sapien, Silver Surfer)
superdog
superdog - 8/25/2009, 5:44 PM
Figured I'd get it out of the way. :)

I might see this. We'll see.
GUNSMITH
GUNSMITH - 8/25/2009, 5:46 PM
THE PREGO GIRL IS SEVERELY HOT.
JYCowboy
JYCowboy - 8/25/2009, 5:56 PM
Cool, will see.
superdog
superdog - 8/25/2009, 6:00 PM
Gunsmith@ that's gross man :)
Bandrews1
Bandrews1 - 8/25/2009, 6:16 PM
This looks like it might be a cool movie so I will b checking this out.
CaptainCanada
CaptainCanada - 8/25/2009, 7:03 PM
This movie looks awesome
bestofdabest899
bestofdabest899 - 8/25/2009, 7:15 PM
this movie looks like its gonna be the s***!!!!!!!!!!!cant wait!!!!!!!!
Duhdaduh
Duhdaduh - 8/25/2009, 8:03 PM
hey im with ya, Gunsmith!! She aint bad at all! ;)

i dont know tho, i'm kinda getting a terminator-rip off vibe here. what with these unstoppable agents trying to kill this unborn kid that will save the world and all. only this doesnt look as good.
divo
divo - 8/25/2009, 9:00 PM
This will be controversial, action packed, gory, and downright possibly the greatest movie to come out in years!
thwhtGuardian
thwhtGuardian - 8/25/2009, 9:24 PM
Controversial, maybe. Best movie in years, doubtful.
HarrisonBergeron
HarrisonBergeron - 8/25/2009, 10:51 PM
It's going to be good if for no other reason than that it is gonna get the bible thumpers in a tizzy.

Some dude on another forum I'm on said he didn't like how Hollywood is rewriting religion, and that God exterminating man kind was just going too far. I asked him if he would prefer a movie about Noah's arc.
CRITIC17
CRITIC17 - 8/25/2009, 11:51 PM
Looks awesome!!!

@LEEE: You finally got rid of that terrible avatar huh?
JohnClayBurchett
JohnClayBurchett - 8/25/2009, 11:55 PM
looks like a goddamn intense movie. can't wait. I love the "protector" guy. He's a great actor.
SabretoothTiger
SabretoothTiger - 8/26/2009, 1:50 AM
Harrison@lol that's great hahaha what a comeback....anyway I think people freak out about religion too much I believe in god and things like that but not that im gonna burn in hell if I don't go to church or drink a beer I love this concept its very original and different instead of a second comin we get attacked by angels who are here to exterminate us im interested in how it plays out in the movie im definitely gonna see this
Tylert80
Tylert80 - 8/26/2009, 5:09 AM
Im not religious or anything. But I dont see why religious people would get pissed of, in the old testament god was killing and smiting just for the smallest of things so this could be believable in a religious sense.

And im so gonna watch this film it looks pretty good.
Oh yeah and who is the person tied upside down that explodes.
alphamale80
alphamale80 - 8/26/2009, 6:24 AM
who cares if the would get pissed off. If they did that would make the movie even more popular. I watch the trailer with the old lady after coming from the bar last weekend and I have to admitt that I was shook. That old lady made me jump.
alphamale80
alphamale80 - 8/26/2009, 6:53 AM
please someone tell me that those little flying things aren't mini angel.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/26/2009, 7:11 AM
Tylert80, Exactly! But we all know these Zealots don't let little things like hypocrisy and contradiction keep em off their high horses.

I think the movie looks like great fun..but not too much more than that. Hope I'm wrong though...
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 8/26/2009, 7:32 AM
Lets hope for more!

Though its gonna be a ride either way!
superdog
superdog - 8/26/2009, 8:07 AM
but the old testament was replaced by the new one with a more benevolent god who no longer smites people. so maybe only the jews will be ok with this movie :)

im not super religious but i do attend church and this is not in line with my beliefs of god. doesnt mean i wont see it. but i can understand why people wouldnt like it. and thier free to do so. no reason to call them zealots or whackos. no different then those of us not wanting to see superhero movies cause they arent true to the source material or character. they certainly shouldnt protest though or tell people not to see it. it is just a movie after all. :)
LordHumongous
LordHumongous - 8/26/2009, 8:11 AM
Duhdaduh, I saw District 9 with my cousin and after that preview he said the exact same thing about Terminator.
kylemf88
kylemf88 - 8/26/2009, 8:18 AM
Unless god bites out someones eye I dont want to see it.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 8/26/2009, 8:40 AM
Nah pooch, i didn't mean anyone who is religious is a Zealot! Or even someone who would choose not to see it, just those that go plum crazy and scream about blasphemy when movies like this are made. I mean at the end of the day its just a story, just because it isn't in line with a persons beliefs doesn't mean its saying those beliefs are wrong. I mean if this causes a stir, I can't wait to see what happens when Preacher comes out!
SabretoothTiger
SabretoothTiger - 8/26/2009, 11:48 AM
well sirprize thats why youre our man cause you will take one for the team you can be my wingman any day
superdog
superdog - 8/26/2009, 11:48 AM
ror@ yeah. preacher will be interesting. i agree no one should ever tell anyone NOT to see a movie based on the subject matter. its ok to tell them cause the movie sucks. but thats it. ill probably see it cause i like those kind of movies. and i think bethany is a good actor. but i wont feel all dirty for having watched it. :)
arielito92
arielito92 - 8/27/2009, 8:33 AM
looks effing awesome!!
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