Thanks to TorontoFilm.Net, Sneak Peek an exclusive first look @ the graphic novel adaptation "Xiii.2", shooting an Occupy protestor-type police riot sequence, in a park between Front and Wellington Streets, Toronto, February 28, 2012.
The new TV series, shooting thorough to July 2012 in Toronto, is based on 'Xiii", the Franco-Belgian comics series written and illustrated by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, following an amnesiac searching for a concealed past.
With a plot inspired by author Robert Ludlum's book "The Bourne Identity", "Xiii" was first serialized in 1984, then adapted into video games and TV mini-series.
In the original comic book series :
"...the first female Us President, 'Sally Sheridan' is shot dead by a sniper during her 'Veterans Day' speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life. Three months later, an elderly couple discover the body of a wounded man in a tree, wearing a parachute. He cannot...
The new TV series, shooting thorough to July 2012 in Toronto, is based on 'Xiii", the Franco-Belgian comics series written and illustrated by Jean Van Hamme and William Vance, following an amnesiac searching for a concealed past.
With a plot inspired by author Robert Ludlum's book "The Bourne Identity", "Xiii" was first serialized in 1984, then adapted into video games and TV mini-series.
In the original comic book series :
"...the first female Us President, 'Sally Sheridan' is shot dead by a sniper during her 'Veterans Day' speech. Her assassin narrowly escapes the scene with his life. Three months later, an elderly couple discover the body of a wounded man in a tree, wearing a parachute. He cannot...
- 2/29/2012
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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