Friday, July 26, 2013

7.26 Syfy Channel Looks To 'LEGION':

The Syfy Channel will spin off the 2010 flick 'Legion', into a TV series - the film starred Dennis Quaid, Lucas Black And Paul Bettany..

According to Deadline: SyFy has greenlit a 90-minute pilot for a series entitled “Dominion.”

The pilot will be based on characters featured in the 2010 movie “Legion.” The pilot will be directed by Scott Stewart who also wrote and directed the original film. the story will be set 25 years in the future after a war between an army of angels and mankind has transformed the world. It follows the perilous journey of a rebellious young soldier who discovers he’s the unlikely savior of humanity.”

2010 Plot: An out-of-the-way diner becomes the unlikely battleground for the survival of the human race. When God loses faith in humankind, he sends his legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner with the Archangel Michael (Bettany)..

The film was a modest success at the box office, taking in $67,918,658 worldwide. The flick was pan by critics, but I liked it.. It's good to see the Syfy Channel moving forward with more original programing and moving passed the reality shows that has bogged down the network over the last few years..