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Producer Adrian Askarieh has a few projects currently in development, including an adaptation of the game Kane and Lynch with Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx, Hack/Slash, and my favorite, ‘Leonardo Da Vinci and the Soldiers of Forever.’  He recently sat down with the LA Times to discuss his next project, Danger Girl, which sounds totally different from the other stuff he’s done.  Ha, just kidding, of course.adrienAskarieh

I would describe it  as  “Kill Bill” meets “Raiders of the Lost Ark” with the “team” element of “Mission: Impossible.” I would say to the uninitiated that the book is a smart, hip, fun and beautifully drawn love letter to the best action/adventure movies of the last 30 years. It is the story of a lost girl who, through this incredibly kick-ass adventure, finds her destiny, comes of age and helps save the world.  It is truly an iconic property which for a while (before “Watchmen” and “300″ were turned into movies) was the best known non-Marvel/DC comic book out there.

Man, this guy’s really fluent in Hollywood producer shorthand.  If you’ll remember, here’s what he had to say about his Da Vinci project last month:

Producer Adrian Askarieh re-imagines Da Vinci as a member of a secret society who falls headlong into a supernatural adventure that pits the man against Biblical demons in a story involving secret codes, lost civilizations, hidden fortresses and fallen angels. Think “National Treasure” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” by way of “Clash of the Titans.

I wonder if he ever screws up his pitch, like your friend who tries to retell your joke but blurts the punchline during the setup.  “Yes, well you see it’s like a popular recent movie that made lots of money, by way of a respected classic meets something you also enjoy, extend hand to collect money.  Oh crap, I wasn’t supposed to read that last part.”