Giffen & Denton's Wonderworld Optioned for Film

Posted: Tuesday, June 29, 2004
Posted By: Shawn Patty

Keith Giffen and Shannon Denton, creators of the comic Wonderworld, have announced that KnickKnack Productions has optioned the comic property for development as a feature film. Julian Zolkin of KnickKnack Productions is the executive who took an interest in the property and pushed for KnickKnack to acquire the rights. Comic and movie fans may be familiar with Zolkin’s work as the head of development for Amen Ra Films, Wesley Snipes’ production company, which has produced such films as Blade, Blade 2, and Murder at 1600.

Denton explains the premise of Wonderworld; "The story appears in the latest Komikwerks anthology Nuts & Bolts. It’s the story of a teenage girl in Southern California who finds out she and her mother escaped from a land of magic when she was a baby. She must now confront the Dark Forces that have finally tracked them down.” The story was created and written by Shannon Denton and Keith Giffen, and features art by Caroline Hu and Denton.

As to how Zolkin and KnickKnack Productions became aware of the story and its creators, Denton explained, "My managers, Circle of Confusion, sent me in for a pitch with Wesley Snipes’ company, Amen Ra Films. I met with Julian there, who loved the project and decided to option it under her own banner, KnickKnack Productions. Keith’s and my interest in working with KnickKnack came from Julian’s sheer enthusiasm for the project and her desire to find a screenwriter that could adapt the material rather than change it. We’re talking to some writers now that we think are perfect for this project. More news on that soon.”

For those interested in seeing the source material for Wonderworld, you can read the original story by Giffen, Denton and Hu in the Komikwerks anthology entitled Nuts and Bolts which is available at your local comics shop, or online at www.komikwerks.com/store.php.

About Komikwerks
Founded in 2000 by Patrick Coyle and Shannon Denton, and co-owned by New York based ibooks, Komikwerks is a comic publisher dedicated to publishing high-quality, creator-owned comics through digital and traditional distribution methods. Komikwerks.com launched in March of 2001, and has been name a Sci Fi Channel “Cool Site”. Komikwerks’ comic anthologies have been featured in Wizard, Vampirella, and Flaunt magazine.

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