Monday, January 29, 2018

"The Umbrella Academy"



Shooting continues in Toronto on the Netflix live-action adaptation of the Dark Horse Comics superhero title "The Umbrella Academy", starring Ellen Page ("X-Men: Days Of Future Past") produced by Kevin Lafferty and directed by Peter Hoar:


"...set in 1977, in an alternate history where John F. Kennedy was never assassinated, there is a dysfunctional family of superheroes.


"Origin of the superheroes started at the instant of the finishing blow in a cosmic boxing match, when 43 superpowered infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy.


"'Sir Reginald Hargreeves' aka 'The Monocle', an extraterrestrial disguised as a famous entrepreneur, adopts the surviving seven children, prepping them to save the world from an unspecified threat as the 'Umbrella Academy'..."


"I am thrilled that 'The Umbrella Academy' has found a home at Netflix", said Way. "I couldn't think of a better place...and cannot wait for people to experience that world as a live action show...."


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"THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY" COMIC BOOKS