It’s like pulling teeth trying to get information on the upcoming live action film, Magdalena. The feature is based on the comic book heroine who is a direct descendant of Mary Magdalene. The updates on the film are few and far between so when I see one pop up, I jump on it asap! MTV recently spoke to the film’s screenwriter Holly Brix, and she spilled the beans on what we can expect from her take on the iconic character.
Who was the last comic book heroine, to have a live action film based on her? Didn’t Elektra and Aeon Flux both come out over three years ago? Well, producer Gale Anne Hurd (Punisher: War Zone), is working on the comic book project Magdalena. According to Shocktillyoudrop, the film is very much underway and will star Step Up alum Jenna Dewan as the lead.
A heroine who first appeared within the pages of Top Cow’s “The Darkness,” Magdalena has been given two limited series and has hopped around various other titles like “Vampirella,” “Witchblade” and even “Tomb Raider.” Jenna Dewan (pictured) will play the titular character, a woman name Patience who discovers that she’s a part of the lineage of female warriors descended from Mary Magdalene who fight supernatural evil.
More on Magdalena after the jump.
