Shitty Tie-In Manga Is Reason Shutter Island Got Delayed
Kidding!
But really, the question of why Shutter Island was the first to feel Paramount's economic shortcomings is still a bit of a question. The easy answer is that without Scorsese and DiCaprio, Paramount can push all of its' resources behind the only other Fall Awards Contenders, Up in the Air and The Lovely Bones. Not to mention it's more cost effective.
Still, in the world of online speculation, you don't get much better than the information that a graphic novel of the novel by Dennis Lehane ( "the first graphic novel adaptation" reveal Splash Page and ICv2! Ooh!)
In fact, I lied to you, dear reader. This is no where near a manga. It's just being released by TokyoPop.
Not to mention it's a drawn adaptation of a novel that has nothing to do with the delay of Shutter Island. But it sure is interesting how neither MTV or ICv2 point out when this project was originally slated for, since it would've been released nearly three months after the film came out. Then the news of a graphic novel based on a Dennis Lehane book would be as interesting as news of a graphic novel based on a Dennis Lehane book.
[MTV Splash Page; img via ICv2]
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