David Bowie’s The Man Who Fell To Earth turned into new graphic novel adaptation

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28 Jan 2022, 13:18

Bowie is back...this time in extraterrestrial form. The music icon is blowing minds from beyond the grave and starring in an adaptation of his 1976 cult movie.

Directed by Nicolas Roeg, Titan Comics is in charge of the exciting offering and has announced a graphic novel adaptation of the film The Man Who Fell To Earth featuring the star.

Written by Lucifer's Dan Watters and illustrated by Dev Pramanik (Dune: House Atreides), Watters said about the project: “The Man Who Fell To Earth is a masterpiece of a film with an awful lot to say; about men, about the Earth, and lots of things in between.

“There are ideas in the film, about climate crises and corporate greed, that are more relevant now than they were when Nicolas Roeg set out to make it. And now here we are. I think it’s high time to look at the world through Thomas Newton’s mismatched eyes all over again. Perhaps he’ll see something we’ve been missing.”

A release shares: "The story follows an extra-terrestrial called Thomas Jerome Newton (played in the movie by David Bowie) who lands on Earth in search of water to save his dying home planet. Using his advanced scientific knowledge, Thomas becomes incredibly rich thanks to dozens of inventions his company releases.

"He uses his wealth to search for a way to transport water back to his home planet, but as his wealth and his fame grows, Thomas becomes a target of interest to the U.S. Government who begin to investigate him."

Released this autumn 2022, it’s available for pre-order on Amazon and Forbidden Planet.

Did they know something way before we all did?