Sony Pictures Lands Film Rights To Brett Bean's 'D'Orc' Comic — SkimNews
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- Sony Pictures acquired live-action film rights to Brett Bean's comic book series D'Orc, with Bean attached to adapt the work for the screen
- D'Orc debuted earlier this year through Image Comics and became an instant bestseller, with its first issue selling out before release and now on its eighth printing
- Subsequent D'Orc issues have also gone into multiple printings, underscoring the commercial demand that preceded the film deal
- Brett Bean also authored the graphic novel series Zoo Patrol Squad and the Muk 'n' Honey book series, and has illustration credits on the Dungeon Crawler Carl comic, Jim Henson's Creature Shop puppets, and Marvel's Rocket and Groot
- Bean is represented by ChengCaplan Company, InkWell Management, and Alexander Lawrence
- The film plot is under wraps, with the source noting only that the comic marries swashbuckling humor with sprawling magical mythology in a gritty, action-driven fantasy adventure
Why it matters: Bean's track record across creator-owned hits (Zoo Patrol Squad, D'Orc) and licensed Marvel work gives Sony a writer-illustrator with proven IP-launching instincts; the pre-release demand — issue one selling out before hitting shelves and now on its eighth printing — signals Sony is betting on a property with grassroots momentum rather than a pre-existing fanbase built by another studio.
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