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Gerard Way's creation slides onto the big screen

The next one to come on the slab under comic book adaptations is the Gerard Way written series, The Umbrella Academy. Universal Studios and Dark Horse are teaming up together to adapt the two year old running series, with the likes of Mark Bomback (Race To Witch Mountain, Live Free or Die Hard) penning the film. The story centers around a disbanded group of seven superheroes who reunite after the death of their adoptive father, an alien disguised as a famous entrepreneur, and carry out his plan to save the world.

This film will be the first adaptation to come out of their production pact that Dark Horse and Universal Studios has together for the next three years. The comic book series was created by Gerard Way, better known as the lead singer of band My Chemical Romance. The film is estimated to be released sometime around 2012. Producing it will be Mike Richardson (Hellboy II: The Golden Army) and Scott Stuber (The Wolf Man). No word yet on who will star in it and who is up for grabs on directing.