MUMBAI: Seizing an opportunity to leverage the current wave of popularity and notoriety surrounding the new digital graphic novel sensation, The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore, MGM Domestic Television Distribution has acquired an option to develop the Factory Publishing property as a possible television series. The announcement was made by MGM executive vice president, worldwide television Chris Ottinger.
"The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore is an exciting digital graphic novel that’s creating quite a sensation abroad. We see this as a great concept that will make an exciting series for worldwide audiences," said Ottinger.
"MGM is a great place for The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore. There has never been a black British action hero before and what appealed to me was that MGM understood this from the outset. Jonas Moore is sophisticated, educated, tough and uber-cool. He represents the next generation of intelligent action heroes of international sci-fi drama," said Howard Webster, creator, producer and director of the project for Factory Publishing in association with Triumph Motorcycles.
The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore was written, produced and directed by Howard Webster. Ruth Vitale of The Film Collective brought the project to MGM. She was instrumental in developing the television pitch with Webster. She is attached as an Executive Producer to the project, having worked with Webster for the last four years on Factory Magazine.
Nominated at MIPCOM 2007’s Mobile and Internet TV Awards in the Best Short Form Mobile and Internet Drama category and an official honoree at this year’s Webby Awards, The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore is a trilogy of second-generation graphic novels, which live online and are specifically designed for iPod and PC download.
Combining comic book illustration with 3D animation, live action photography, newsreel archival footage, and an original music score, The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore marks a revolution in online branded entertainment and user-generated content. Pushing the boundaries of the graphic novel genre, The Many Worlds of Jonas Moore engages fans by inviting them to become part of the journey by downloading the Jonas Moore digital elements and animating their own stories or creating comic book adventures for Jonas Moore. Garage bands and musicians all over the world are also invited to strip out the music and send in their own soundtracks. The best fan-generated comic books, animations and soundtracks will be posted at www.jonasmoore.com when the online digital comic book series goes live later this year.
