Componen taps 'Orphan' scribe for completely new sci-fier

Vital has attracted on "Orphan" scribe David Leslie Manley to evolve sci-fi actioner "Last Guy Standing," Daniel LuVisi's graphic novel that offered out at Comic-Downside to 2 several hours this summer season."Last Guy Standing" created plenty of interest from art galleries as of this summer's confab, but production prexy Marc Evans reeled it looking for Componen.Recently launched by Kevin Eastman's Rock label, the story, set 600 years afterwards, follows an invincible soldier created to help Earth win a war against Mars. After as being a celebrity hero, he's presented for just about any heinous crime having a terrorist organization. Carrying out a nine-year prison sentence, he escapes and sets towards the score.Scott Aversano is creating with LuVisi, while Stephan Lokotsch, Russell Binder and Peter Levin will professional produce.Graphic novel, which needed 2 1/24 several weeks to create and offered out within two several hours within the Hillcrest confab, continues to be extended in to a comic series by Rock furthermore to being developed just like a multi-platform franchise property.Since writing the sleeper hit "Orphan" for Warner Bros., Manley has become something from the go-to scribe for your studio. He recently scripted its mythic adaptation "Red-colored-colored Riding Hood" and co-written "Wrath in the Leaders" for WB and Legendary Pictures. Manley got his start just like a production assistant on Frank Darabont's "The Shawshank Redemption" after which offered as Darabont's assistant on "The Eco-friendly Mile." He recently written an instalment of "The Walking Dead" that Darabont professional produced.Manley is repped by Paradigm and attorney Howard Abramson. Contact Rob Sneider at rob.sneider@variety.com