Dreamworks Animation To Adapt The Oni Press Comic Maintenance

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As much as I enjoy the darker, more serious comic book adaptations like The Dark Knight, there is always room for the more goofy properties. Enter Maintenance, the Oni Press comic by Jim Massey and illustrated by Robbi Rodriguez. According to THR, Dreamworks Animation has picked up the rights to the series after the project went into turnaround at Warner Bros. In the series, two janitors working at the fictional TerroMax, Inc. are forced to face all kinds of harrowing adventures due to the on-goings of the company, from "toxic spill monsters" to time machines. While at Warner Bros., the project was to be made as a live-action film with McG directing. There are no writers, directors or producers currently attached.

While I can't say that I am too familiar with the series, it sounds like a while bunch of fun and most certainly better suited for the animated world than anything McG would have done with it. The only question is when Dreamworks is going to find time for it between the multiple sequels currently in development as well as Me And My Shadow. Let's just hope that they don't rush it and make a sub-par project.

Eric Eisenberg
Eric Eisenberg
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Eric Eisenberg is the Assistant Managing Editor at CinemaBlend. After graduating Boston University and earning a bachelor’s degree in journalism, he took a part-time job as a staff writer for CinemaBlend, and after six months was offered the opportunity to move to Los Angeles and take on a newly created West Coast Editor position. Over a decade later, he's continuing to advance his interests and expertise. In addition to conducting filmmaker interviews and contributing to the news and feature content of the site, Eric also oversees the Movie Reviews section, writes the the weekend box office report (published Sundays), and is the site's resident Stephen King expert. He has two King-related columns.