Apparently, it was to become a graphic novel and a chapter was given out in. Plotted by kosinski and scripted by arvid nelson rex mundi, oblivion takes place in an apocalyptic future where the earths surface has become dangerous and inhospitable, and people live above the clouds, returning to the planet only to scavenge supplies and relics from a bygone era. Its a scifi adventure that spans two different worlds and. Buy oblivion by joseph kosinski, arvid nelson, andree wallin isbn. Later this year, through radical publishing, kosinski releases his creatorowned illustrated novel oblivion. Read the first chapter of joseph kosinskis oblivion film. Oblivion is based on the director joseph kosinskis unpublished graphic novel of the same name which he had developed with arvid nelson for radical comics. From tron legacy director joseph kosinski and critically acclaimed creator arvid nelson rex mundi comes an original scifi adventure of epic proportions. Oblivion, based on the nonexisting graphic novel bleeding cool. Kosinski told comic book resources that its a love story that explores various themes ranging from identity to redemption.
Oblivion is a 20 american postapocalyptic actionadventure film coproduced and directed by joseph kosinski, and produced by peter chernin with screenplay by karl gajdusek and michael debruyn, starring tom cruise in the main role alongside olga kurylenko, andrea riseborough, morgan freeman and nikolaj costerwaldau in supporting roles. The novel attracted a lot of attention from movie studios with quite a lot. Based on a graphic novel published by radical publishing. In a future where the earths surface has been irradiated beyond recognitio. Oblivion takes place in 2077, on an earth devastated by war with extraterrestrials that has caused humanity to relocate itself to titan. That oblivion graphic novel will probably never be published the.
From tron legacy director joseph kosinski and critically acclaimed creator arvid. In a future earth decimated by centuries of war, a new civilization lives above the clouds. Initial rushes of the novel were shown at the 2010 san diego comiccon by kosinski while promoting his thenupcoming movie tron 2010. Oblivion costars morgan freeman and olga kurylenko talk about director joseph kosinskis new scifi film, working with tom cruise, approaching action scenes and the future of mankind. Oblivion is a cosmic abstract entity that represents the void and entropy of the universe. Oblivion and pacific rim writers load ballistic city for amc.
The film follows the story of jack harper, a technician who has been sent back to earth to service drones used in the fight against remaining extraterrestrials scavengers. Weve written before about oblivion, the sf movie that seemed to be based on a graphic novel by director joseph kosinski, adapted by arvid nelson and andree wallinalthough a mockup of the project was apparently used to lure tom cruise into starring in the film which opens later this month kosinski now says it will most likely never be published. The new civilization is inhabited by scavengers who collect ancient artifacts from the polluted surface below. Oblivion costars morgan freeman and olga kurylenko talk about director joseph kosinski s new scifi film, working with tom cruise, approaching action scenes and the future of mankind. Weve written before about oblivion, the sf movie that seemed to be based on a graphic novel by director joseph kosinski, adapted by. Over the past week weve been talking a bunch about commercial director turned tron legacy helmer joseph kosinskis new feature film project oblivion, which he has been pitching around town. But oblivion s path to the screen is not the typical movie comic story. Oblivion by joseph kosinski meet your next favorite book. Since then he has written the longrunning comics series rex mundi, currently in development as a feature film at warner. Kosinski illuminates oblivion tron legacy director joseph kosinski took time out from comiccon chaos to discuss his first creatorowned book coming out from radical publishing, oblivion, while also sharing his thoughts on comic book films.
Several years back kosinski, arvid nelson, and andree wallin created a short comic book that was originally supposed to be part of a larger graphic novel. Original oblivion screenwriter harshly criticizes the. Oblivion, based on kosinskis unpublished graphic novel of the same name, pays homage to 1970s science fiction films. Jesse berger, peter chernin, dylan clark, duncan henderson. Empire magazine reported writerdirector joseph kosinski saying. If kosinskis story is to be believed, it was just an ashcan that got cruise interested. Although kosinski has been saying in interviews that he didnt feel the graphic novel treatment would be published, as he felt it was a version of.
Oblivion art from joseph kosinskis unpublished graphic novel. Oblivion, infinity, death and eternity were formed after the creation of this universe. The storya drone repairman on an earth decimated by an alien invasion finds a downed spaceship and adventure ensuesis one kosinski developed before being tapped to direct the tron reboot, he told mtv. That oblivion graphic novel will probably never be published. Oblivion, based on kosinskis unpublished graphic novel. Every fan on the show floor of this years comiccon international in san. Kosinski, originally began working on oblivion for radical comics as a graphic novel. The movie comic model is in no danger of going away because graphic novels make terrific movie pitch documentsa busy studio exec can flip through a prose book and just get a headache, but looking through a graphic novel gives you the gist of the whole project.