The former Mr. Madonna, Guy Ritchie, has inked a deal with Warner Bros. to direct Lobo, a big screen actioner about a cosmic bounty hunter who makes the DC Comics universe his home. The film will be next on Ritchie's list after Sherlock Holmes, which opens on Christmas Day.
Lobo was one of DC's most popular characters during the 90's, and is often compared to Marvel's Wolverine due to their similar power set, appearance, hard nose laconic attitude, and penchant for extreme violence. Despite this, Warner Bros. is shooting for a PG-13 rating when production begins early in 2010. The story has already been set, featuring Lobo arriving on Earth to bring in four violent fugitives. Lobo seeks the aid of a teenaged girl to help bring them in.
I guess WB never got a look at X-men Origins: Wolverine and exactly how lousy it's PG-13 made it. Well, Lobo would be worse. Imagine the Punisher with a PG-13 rating. Would you pay to see that? Neither would I. This adds another to an already impressive stable of WB comic book adaptations, but I have a feeling they've already sh*t the bed on Lobo before it's even under way. Ritchie is a great choice to direct, but his style doesn't lend itself to being reigned in. They might as well have chosen somebody else.
