Adi Shankar To Direct WATCHMEN-Inspired Superhero Drama GODS AND SECRETS For HBO

Adi Shankar To Direct WATCHMEN-Inspired Superhero Drama GODS AND SECRETS For HBO

Adi Shankar was behind those terrific 'Bootleg' one-shot films, Power/Rangers and The Punisher: Dirty Laundry. He'll return to the murky world of superheroes next with Gods And Secrets.

By Minty - Jul 29, 2015 01:07 PM EST
Filed Under: HBO
Source: Deadline
Adi Shankar, the producer behind the 'Bootleg Universe' one-shot films Power/Rangers & The Punisher: Dirty Laundry and 2012's Dredd will make his directorial debut with HBO's Gods And Secrets. According to Deadline, Shankar will team up with Stewart Yost to co-direct this dark superhero drama that's said to be inspired by Alan Moore's seminal graphic novel, Watchmen. The drama will feature an original team named 'Guardians Of Justice', and explore the more secretive and shady aspects of celebrity culture by applying it to superheroes.

The series is set to star WWE's Diamond Dallas Page, Jackson Rathbone (The T
wilight Saga), Kellan Lutz (The Legend Of Hercules), Sharni Vinson (You're Next) and Andy Milonakis. The core premise appears intruiging, while the project's placement on HBO should be enough to pique most people's interest. The cast is admittedly rather uninspiring, but Shankar has impressed in the past with his Bootleg one-shots. Does he have your attention here? Sound off with your thoughts below!
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JamesMann
JamesMann - 7/29/2015, 1:21 PM
"secretive and shady aspects of celebrity and superhero culture"

This is verbatim what part of the show "Powers" is.
WaffeX
WaffeX - 7/29/2015, 1:27 PM
He produced Dredd
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 7/29/2015, 1:28 PM
My interest is piqued. It's got to be better than season 2 of True Detective.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 7/29/2015, 1:28 PM
The cast is a bit of a mind[frick].

Sharni Vinson was badass in YOU'RE NEXT, Kellan Lutz is cardboard with abs, DDP is awesome, and Andy Milonakis is hilarious.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 7/29/2015, 1:29 PM
@PlasmaSnake

He had nothing to do with those movies. Lol
thunderpun573
thunderpun573 - 7/29/2015, 1:30 PM
Andy milonakis 😂
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 7/29/2015, 1:31 PM
@PlasmaSnake

Haha, was that a joke, if so

LEOSTRATOR
LEOSTRATOR - 7/29/2015, 1:31 PM
@PlasmaSnake- LMFAO!
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 7/29/2015, 1:32 PM
Wait, Kellan Lutz is in this?

Dedpool
Dedpool - 7/29/2015, 1:33 PM
I'm down. Loved both Dirty Laundry AND the Power/Rangers short, as well as his Dredd animated stuff. Plust this will be on HBO so, yeah I'm in. A Darker version of Powers sounds good to me. I'm actually surprised no one has turned Astro City into a show. It's perfect for that medium.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 7/29/2015, 1:33 PM
@PlasmaSnake

Oops... lol

gamecreatorjj
gamecreatorjj - 7/29/2015, 1:36 PM
yassss I love this guy's work, and an HBO superhero show sounds super cool. Warners should have tried to have them use one of their actual books though.
BatmanHeisenberg
BatmanHeisenberg - 7/29/2015, 1:40 PM
The bootleg universe is on point, as is Dredd. HBO is probably my favorite channel so this could be great. I'm in.
TheManFromLolliLand
TheManFromLolliLand - 7/29/2015, 1:40 PM
I loved Power/Rangers, Im stoked for this
GhostDog
GhostDog - 7/29/2015, 1:45 PM
Its HBO so it cant be too bad. And Shankar has done some very cool bootleg shorts. I like his little universe. Im happy for a guy who's risen from short films on youtube to HBO.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 7/29/2015, 1:47 PM
this sounds interesting. I'm a check this out.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 7/29/2015, 1:49 PM
Was wondering when Sharni Vinson was going to get some higher profile work.
She was insane in You're Next, absolutely incredible with the action scenes. She was born to be in a CBM!
McGee
McGee - 7/29/2015, 1:57 PM
If he had a hand in Dredd, he can have my hand in his pants. I'm on board.

the
the - 7/29/2015, 2:01 PM
PRODUCER OF THIS:

PsychoManiacJacky
PsychoManiacJacky - 7/29/2015, 2:04 PM
At least it has a better cast of talented actors than anything DC has crapped out so far.
huckfinnisher
huckfinnisher - 7/29/2015, 2:06 PM
@PlasmaSnake, hilarious.
Galaxy
Galaxy - 7/29/2015, 2:07 PM
so a WWE wrestler, a washed out fat-kid-man-midget, and two, count them, TWO twilight stars! well, thats just horrible...
xfactor
xfactor - 7/29/2015, 2:18 PM
Sweet, between this and all the Dc news, I gotta say it was a good day
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 7/29/2015, 2:21 PM
I remember seeing Andy Milonakis freestyle a long time ago and then he disappeared for years.

TheBlackSaint
TheBlackSaint - 7/29/2015, 2:31 PM
From the look of the cast this is going to suck monkey balls!
the
the - 7/29/2015, 2:31 PM
@repoman
Well, he's produced some astounding online content, so my excitement levels withstand.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 7/29/2015, 2:52 PM
Hopefully this is a sign that HBO will start making more comic book shows. I'd enjoy seeing a Fables and Sandman show. It also would be great if HBO was another way to show off more characters from the DCEU. Netflix is being used to show the darker side of Marvel and hopefully HBO will do the same for DC.
Kyos
Kyos - 7/29/2015, 2:57 PM
Except for the cast this sounds actually somewhat promising...
NeatoBurrito
NeatoBurrito - 7/29/2015, 3:22 PM
interesting
DR3D
DR3D - 7/29/2015, 3:49 PM
Terrible casting.
dubjon
dubjon - 7/29/2015, 4:23 PM
So, Sony's Powers with budget?

I hope the costumes will look better than this:

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