PREACHER Producers Evan Goldberg And James Weaver Say Y: THE LAST MAN Was 2nd Choice

PREACHER Producers Evan Goldberg And James Weaver Say Y: THE LAST MAN Was 2nd Choice

Had Evan Goldberg And James Weaver not been able to land Preacher, the duo state they would have gone after Y: The Last Man. "Y: The Last Man as a feature is ludicrous. It’s perfectly made to be a TV show."

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By MarkJulian - May 09, 2014 03:05 AM EST
Filed Under: Y: The Last Man
Source: via Collider
Y: The Last Man tv show

If you haven't heard,  Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg And James Weaver are working on a live-action adaptation of Steve Dillon and Garth Eniss' Preacher for AMC.  However, had that deal fell through, they would've turned their attention to makng a live-action tv series from Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra's Y: The Last Man.   While speaking to Collider, Goldberg stated, "Y: The Last Man as a feature is ludicrous.  It’s perfectly made to be a TV show."  However, Weaver adds that the script for the "Y" movie was pretty good, "I want to say…I read a lot of scripts, so I’m going to give a little bit of a caveat, but I feel like I read Y, and it’s a very good feature script.” Goldberg goes on to say that had their Preacher television series not been given the green light, attention would have turned to trying to adapt Y: The Last Man or television. "Y: The Last Man would be such a good show. And I loved it! I just didn’t like the last two pages. They were weird."  

Breaking Bad's Sam Catlin is also serving as a showrunner.

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SuperCat
SuperCat - 5/9/2014, 4:03 AM
Never read the comic but I'd watch the show.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 5/9/2014, 4:22 AM
I'd take Preacher over Y: The Last Man only because I've never read any of it except a couple of panels, though like SuperCat would so watch it on TV!

Maybe its time to buy a trade :p
pepe
pepe - 5/9/2014, 4:39 AM
I agree with @Superkitty and @Dumbgayman
Tetrahedron
Tetrahedron - 5/9/2014, 4:46 AM
Y: The Last Man as a feature is ludicrous.
MightyZeus
MightyZeus - 5/9/2014, 4:50 AM
I'd watch Y: The Last Man if it where ever to be put on film or as a tv show. I'll still give Preacher a watch though.
nibs
nibs - 5/9/2014, 5:02 AM
@dudeguy
finally, someone who thought that movie was stupid. thank you.
JacuzziJoe
JacuzziJoe - 5/9/2014, 5:45 AM
Y is so fantastic. I don't know anything about Preacher, though.
QuestiontheAnswer
QuestiontheAnswer - 5/9/2014, 6:11 AM
We're getting i[frick]ingZombie. Y not add another.
ThrotTheUnclean
ThrotTheUnclean - 5/9/2014, 6:35 AM
Y: The Last Man could be an incredible Netflix/HBO series. I like it more than preacher.
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 5/9/2014, 7:08 AM
I started to read Preacher but just gave up after 3 issues.........may pick this up again when the show hits.

Y is fantastic but only read first 2 trades........best for TV.......so much to cover.

:)
Interestein
Interestein - 5/9/2014, 7:32 AM
Dan Trachtenberg is doing the movie, best of both worlds.
AvatarIII
AvatarIII - 5/9/2014, 7:33 AM
Funny that both are projects DJ Caruso, with Shia LaBouef starring, was attached to at some point
canadianturd
canadianturd - 5/9/2014, 7:49 AM
This Is the End was hilarious! Screw anyone who doesn't think so.
nibs
nibs - 5/9/2014, 7:51 AM
@whyso 1984

haha I love comedies, but this is the end was not funny. it was a movie made for pretentious people who think they know the actors on a personal level and to make them seem cool.
I loved the idea of the apocalypse setting, but world's end was way better and even that still wasn't very good.

anyways, Y would be cool. I don't know anything about preacher but I'll give it a shot. when the hell is HBO gonna get on the comic-book-bandwagon??
AvatarIII
AvatarIII - 5/9/2014, 8:04 AM
I enjoyed This Is The End a lot, but I can understand how its sense of humour isn't for everyone
AverageDrafter
AverageDrafter - 5/9/2014, 8:47 AM
What's the problem with the last pages of Y? Seriously? "They were weird" is about the most empty criticism you can give of anything.

-Spoiler I guess, but not really since its an epilogue-

Yorrick, and escape artist, escapes and the last panel is his straight jacket, reminiscent of a bird, in the shape of a Y, only the FRIGGING TITLE OF THE SERIES.

I wonder what the hell that could mean...

"I didn't like it, and will offer no other analysis" is more accurate.

Let them ruin Preacher all they want, it's terrible.
lapress
lapress - 5/9/2014, 9:06 AM
@Dumbguyman This Is The End is kind of supposed to be stupid, so what are you getting at?
nibs
nibs - 5/9/2014, 9:22 AM
@lapress
his point is that some movies are stupid-funny, but this is the end is just stupid-stupid. he's also making the connection that a seth rogen post-apocalypse production has been done once, and it sucked, so avoid trying it again.
TheGambitFreak
TheGambitFreak - 5/9/2014, 9:24 AM
Y: The Last Man would be a terrible movie. It'd have to be a HBO series. But anyways, I freaking love that comic.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 5/9/2014, 9:40 AM
I am wondering how the Preacher on tv will end up being. Seth has said that pretty much the show will be completely different from the comic. But the Walking Dead is too and I like that show. So hopefully it will be good.

As for Y: The Last Man I am surprised that it isn't a show on HBO. It would be perfect for that channel. The same for Sandman & Fables.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 5/9/2014, 10:21 AM
What happened to Dan Trachtenberg directing the movie? Did that fall through?
DIrishB
DIrishB - 5/9/2014, 5:58 PM
He's right. While Y could make a decent film, a television series would be much better, and offer more of a chance to develop the characters and world more. Plus there's just something wrong with you if the idea of a television show about the last man on Earth and his capuchin crap-flinging monkey sidekick doesn't seem awesome.
case
case - 5/9/2014, 9:36 PM
I've read a bit if Y - quite a page turner. I missed a Preacher along the way somehow, might be time to go back and catch up...
Very interested in seeing what these guys come out with.
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