BREAKING MOVIE/TV NEWS

Monday, November 28, 2022

Frank Miller: "Corto Maltese"


Frank Miller ("Sin City") will develop a new TV series adaptation of Hugo Pratt’s 1967 "Corto Maltese" graphic novels, as a six-episode live action-adventure series in partnership with StudioCanal and Canal+:


"...'Co
rto Maltese', an adventurer from Valetta, Malta, was born in 1887 to a British sailor and an Andalusian gypsy prostitute/witch.


 
"Seeking excitement and wealth, Corto traveled the world, befriending people from all walks of life, while participating in many hair-raising historical events, including the 'Russian Civil War', 'World War I' and  the 'Russo-Japanese War', with the likes of Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Jack London, Herman Hesse and Joseph Conrad..." 


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