Quick little tidbit from uber producer, Gale Anne Hurd, on the film adaptation of evil crushing heroine "The Magdalena." Shocktillyoudrop.com was able to get these comments out of the producer who is working under her flagship Valhalla Motion Pictures to bring the Top Cow comic to life.
"She's terrific. It's kind of like The DaVinci Code meets Wanted," says producer Gale Anne Hurd who recently shepherded the new Punisher: War Zone, one of the most gleefully violent films you'll see this year that's arriving in theaters this Friday. "You've got the mythology and a character who isn't initially aware of her legacy which something I love. Many of my films deal with that. And it's still has supernatural elements."
Also starring in Magdalena is Luke Goss (Hellboy II: The Golden Army). He's playing Kristof an agent sent by the secret organization that has been the guardian of the Magdalena lineage. "Luke is going to be great for the role and Jenna has steeped herself in this the same way that Ray [Stevenson] has with Frank Castle. We're in currently discussions for a director."
Here is a little background on the character courtosey of Wikipedia:
After the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalene, reputed to be his wife, gave birth to a daughter, Sarah. From this child is descended the holy lineage of the Magdalena, a royal bloodline that passes great power and great honor from mother to daughter. The Magdelena serves as the warrior and protector of the Catholic Church.
The Magdalena has the ability to see into the human heart, to show people the error of their ways and give them the choice to redeem their sins. There is only one in a generation, and she alone stands and takes arms against the evils of the world. Apart from the powers she is born with, the Magdalena wields the Spear of Destiny, the spear that pierced the side of Christ, as a holy and formidable weapon against the twisted and the evil.
Since the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church has been the Magdalena's employer. They raise her from childhood and train her until she is ready to take hold of her destiny. It is the Inquisition, a secretive and mystical but powerful council of cardinals, that oversees the Magdalena's activities and chooses her missions.
