Days ago, he said his goal is to make a relevant, grounded and gritty, realworld, pg actiondrama film series with the elite commando bolan as its catalyst of a trilogy. For decades, the infamous mack bolan may finally get his movie. Firearm discussion and resources from ar15, ak47, handguns and more. In 1980, don pendleton sold the franchise don pendletons mack bolan to harlequins gold eagle books and satans sabbath was the last he ever wrote in the series. The super bolan series shares characters and continuity of this initial the executioner series. Todd phillips may direct bradley cooper as mack bolan, the. The super bolan book series by multiple authors includes books stony man doctrine, terminal velocity, resurrection day, and several more.
It was announced august 2014, that shane salerno, hollywood producer, screenwriter has acquired the executioner mack bolan series of actionadventure novels for a film franchise. In a raging searchanddestroy assault, mack bolan makes his. Mack bolan lot of 15 paperback books don pendleton action adventure stony man. While numerous bolan books bore the movie news on their jackets, the. Todd phillips is attached to direct from an adapted script by shane salerno. The series spans 453 installments and has sold more than 200 million copies since its debut installment, war against the mafia. They revolve around the central character, mack bolan, in a stylized, pulp fiction format, beginning with war against the mafia in 1969, and ending with satans sabbath in 1980.
Bradley cooper reteaming with director todd phillips for mack. The executioner series is almost exclusively responsible for me becoming an actionadventure author for more details, visit this earlier post. The first mack bolan book came out in 1969, and the punisher didnt exist until 1974. Cursed for decades, the infamous mack bolan may finally.
The goal is to make a relevant, grounded and gritty, realworld pg actiondrama film series with the plan for a trilogy already. Bradley cooper set to play vigilante mack bolan for warner. Don pendletons writing style is hardhitting, fastmoving, gritty, filled with authentic dialogue, and captures keen insights into the innerworkings of his characters. A blurb from the san francisco examiner is also addedthe biggest of all adventure series. Rosario blancanales kid sister, toni, has been raped and beaten but at least she is still alive, unlike the five other victims whose throats were slashed by the minneapolian maniac. There, he killed over 90 targets as a sniper, earning his nickname the executioner, but was also kind to. Saberwarden isbn 287653299 shaped like a large coffin set upon its smaller end, bert and mary got married and rented a cottage in the neighborhood three blocks.
Writer shane salerno advances with mack bolan book franchise. A portrait of leonard bernsteins singular charisma and passion for music as he rose to fame as americas first native born, worldrenowned conductor, all along following his ambition to compose both symphonic and popular broadway works. Wojtowicz and eternal triangle written by mike newton are in the lead with. The first appearance of the punisher was in 1974 if i remember correctly.
In the late 1980s, following the massive global success of the rocky and rambo franchises, sylvester stallone announced that he had found his next film hero, mack bolan. See the complete super bolan series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Vietnam war, 19611975, mack bolan fictitious character, vietnam war 19611975 fast ocolcfst01431664, fiction, mafia, veterans. Then in the 80s it was the red scare part deux, and now its turrists. Bradley cooper to produce, star in adaptation of mack bolans. Bolan has been imitated in countless books and comic books over the years, but never equaled. Mack bolan does not portray the human situation in stark shades of black and white, and his quest is every man and womans quest. Mack bolan, the executioner, is a freelance agent with the stony man group. Nightmare in new york, chicago wipeout, and vegas vendetta. Drew crevello and julia spiro are overseeing for warner bros. In a preemptive deal worth multiple sevenfigures for the package, warner bros has acquired the don pendleton antiterrorist operative mack. Author don pendleton introduced mack bolan aka the executioner in 1969. Days ago, he said that his goal with mack bolan was to create a relevant, grounded and gritty, realworld, pg actiondrama film series, with that character as the star of an initial trilogy. Mack bolan is a fictional character created by american author don pendleton who appears in the mack bolan aka superbolan actionadventure series, which is a spinoff of his earlier series, the executioner.
In savannah swingsaw, mack bolan discovers an elite kgb assassin is after a petty embezzler, so he gets thrown into prison in order to get close to the kid, avert the plot and find out why hes being targeted. The character also appears in the stony man series and others. Aug 27, 20 mack maloney is the author of numerous fiction series, including wingman, chopper ops, starhawk, and pirate hunters, as well as ufos in wartime. A redemptive antiheroic character study of evil men. Official website of author, don pendleton, creator of the. It follows a 26yearold who buys the rarest of pez dispensers, the psycho funky chimp, a purchase that attracts vultures, thieves and fan boys and makes him question whether he really is ready to grow up. Don elaborated on the metaphysical elements and the essence of his executioner hero when he said, bolan lives large, responding to the challenge of life, remaining alive and remaining human in the process. The series was created and initially written by american author don pendleton, who penned 37 of the original 38 bolan novels.
A later attempt to adapt the executioner to the screen by burt reynolds was to star sylvester stallone and cynthia rothrock, but the production was scrapped. Fiction novels throughout the ages have evolved from relatively simple tales to complex, engaging stories that have captured imaginations across the world thanks to internationally famous authors like jane austen, kurt vonnegut, haruki murakami, and george orwell, to name a few. We look forward to mack bolan being shared to an even larger world audience through film. My previous post here was part 1 of my extensive new interview with artist gil cohen about his cover paintings for the hugely popular executionermack bolan series of novels created by author don pendleton. This week successful hollywood screenwriter, producer, shane salerno announced the film franchise of don pendletons mack bolan bestselling series. Pendleton wrote 37 other novels featuring bolan, often referred to as the mafia wars. The mack bolan the executioner book series by multiple authors includes books double crossfire, the violent streets, iranian hit, and several more. Mack bolan, alias the executioner, is a fictional character who has been serialized in over 600.
Mack bolan character may come to film in new deal deadline. Bolan races to preempt a bloodbath in racially charged south america and lock his sights on gerhard steubens final target for the stolen tactical nuke. Bradley cooper to star in mack bolan movie for todd phillips. Hal brognola creates a fake criminal record, but bolan commits a burglary so hell be caught by local police. Mack bolan action adventure genres our productions.
Aug 11, 2014 the project will be developed as a starring vehicle for bradley cooper to play bolan and his hangover films director todd phillips to helm. Bolan, nicknamed the executioner, was the terrorismfighting star of. If youre looking for a hard to find back issue, we probably have it. Don pendleton wrote mystery, actionadventure, sciencefiction, crime fiction, suspense, short stories, nonfiction, and was a comic scriptwriter, poet, screenwriter, essayist, and. Created by don pendleton, bolan made his first appearance on the printed page in war against the mafia. You may not have heard of that name, but he is the fictional protagonist of one of the longest. Bradley cooper to star as vigilante mack bolan for warner bros. The executioner series stars mack bolan, a sniper who in the vietnam war had very few snipers that were as good or as ruthless as him.
Bolan, nicknamed the executioner, was the terrorismfighting star of 38 original pendleton novels and the character has gone on to star in hundreds of works of paperback fiction. Mack bolan, alias the executioner, is a fictional character who has been serialized in over 600 novels with sales of more than 200 million books. Aug 19, 2014 todd phillips may direct bradley cooper as mack bolan, the executioner. Make offer mack bolan lot of 15 paperback books don pendleton action adventure stony man. After all, don pendleton is the father of the actionadventure genre, and his mack bolan character should continue as a part of that genre. Back in the day meaning nearly 30 holyshitiamgettingold years ago, i devoured mack bolans bulletblazing exploits as well as phoenix force, able team, and stony man and dreamed of someday penning executioner novels for gold eagle. Interception mack bolan book 126 by don pendleton 5. The mack bolan books exploded upon publication in 1969, with the first batch of novels quickly selling. See more ideas about books, pulp fiction and best book covers. Don pendleton wrote 38 books and beginning with book 39, the books have been written by other authors under the harlequin gold eagle publishing program, including the spinoff of don pendleton original characters. Battle mask, by don pendleton april, 1970 pinnacle books with this volume of the executioner, the mythos of the character finally begins to evolve.
The executioner first took on the mafia and then led the stony man organization to fight terrorists. Dedicated to don pendletons character mack bolan, also known as the executioner. The executioner is a monthly actionadventure series created by american author don. In this instance, however, they were convinced by salernos extraordinarily comprehensive plan for creating a mack bolan film universe, consisting of a series of bolan films and spinoffs, beginning with a trilogy. Its not uncommon that we hear about films that have been stuck in.
It was here that he would get the nickname that would stick with him for quite a long time, the executioner. Bradley cooper to star in mack bolan movie for todd phillips collider. Mack bolan is vietnam vet and an expert sniper who recorded over 90 kills during his time serving, earning. Aug 19, 2014 rumour has it that bradley cooper is the man who is set to star as the crimefighting vigilante mack bolan in a new film franchise, which is being developed. There has been much discussion by mack bolan fans on facebook about a bolan filmtelevision series. The executioner is a monthly mens actionadventure series following the exploits of the character mack bolan and his wars against organized crime and international terrorism. This was a secret move only known to her and the loan sharks. Rex and was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s. Mack bolan the executioner phoenix force 24 the doomsday syndrome gar wilson. Epub torrent download,torrent hash is 9bb98c83f1a5dfdbba4877c5d5198cd1dc9ad6bf. Aug, 2014 what do steve mcqueen, sly stallone, clint eastwood and vin diesel have in common. The executioner is a classic, and mack bolan still has a place in actionadventure literature.
The complete series list for super bolan mack bolan don pendleton. A native bostonian, maloney received a bachelor of science degree in journalism at suffolk university and a master of arts degree in film at emerson college. Cindy bolan, mack bolans second born sister was compelled by this infliction of pain and torment that she took a step to save his father. Executioner series 19691980 are a mens actionadventure series written by don pendleton. Bradley cooper looks set to star as the crimefighting vigilante mack bolan in a new film franchise being developed around the pulp hero of more than 600 novels, reports deadline studio warner. Writer shane salerno is scripting a new mack bolan movie and bradley cooper will star as the executioner. Avatar 4 screenwriter shane salerno is set to pen the adapted script. While serving his second tour in vietnam, sergeant mack bolan was called home to bury most of his family. Bradley cooper to star in mack bolan movie for todd. Several announcements have been made of an executioner film at first produced by joseph e. The executioner mack bolan is the largest series of book printed in.
Avatar writer shane salerno to script film based on the. Don pendletons mack bolan finally has a good chance of coming to the big screen. I remember checking executioner books out of the public libary. In the books, mack bolan was born in 1939 and fought in the vietnam war as a green beret. Avatar 4 writer shane salerno will develop the mack bolan character, subject of hundreds of books, into a film series. See the complete mack bolan the executioner series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. We offer modern, bronze age, silver age, and golden age comics. I do believe that i have managed to utilize highly, highly dramatic situations, perhaps bordering on the melodramatic to bring.
Bradley cooper stars as mack bolan, the exsoldier vigilante created by don pendleton and serialized in over 600 novels. An international exmilitary vigilante, mack bolan aka the executioner was drawn into fighting crime after taking leave from the army to take revenge on the mafia for the death of his family. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Don pendleton still had more in terms of action novels series and between19871992 he wrote the joe copp, private eye series. He spent twelve years in country and racked up a grand total of 97 kills that were confirmed. Director todd phillips for mack bolan franchise amc movie news. The film was set to be the first in stallones sixyear, tenpic pact with united artists, with stallone set to star and write, joel silver to produce, and oscar winner. Read online free series mack bolan the executioner.
Warner bros has picked up the film which will be produced by bradley cooper and todd. His father had killed bolan s mother and sister, tried to kill mack little brother, and then turned the gun on himself. Vegas vendetta, by don pendleton november, 1971 pinnacle books mack bolan blitzes his way through vegas in this 9th volume of the executioner, don pendleton now firmly in control of his series and its staples, even down to setting up future installments. Mack bolan the executioner book series thriftbooks. Some trilogies even jump from one series to the other and back forth. Super bolan mack bolan series in order don pendleton. Featuring leatherface, mack bolan, dick tracy, and what may very well be the ultimate vincent price collectible. Writer shane salerno advances with mack bolan book franchise for film treatment. According to deadline, studio warner brothers has bought the screen rights to develop a series of films about bolan, a pulp hero who features in more than 600 novels. Dec 09, 2014 there is no reason that bolan could not continue, as other series of past days have. At this time its unclear which bolan title salerno intends to adapt the character has been serialized is over 800 novels but the filmmaker. Levine who contracted richard maibaum to write a screenplay. They have a complete listing of titles and authors for the mack bolan related linesable team, phoenix force, super bolan, etc. Click download or read online button to get mack bolan book now.
An interview with artist gil cohen about his executionermack. In the 1970s, at the height of don pendletons success with the original series, don had this to say about his books. During the covid19 situation, we are working remotely to continue releasing new graphicaudio entertainment. But yeah, the mafia was the boogeyman back then, for sure. Mack bolan is back to being the lone wolf he was in the first volume, hitting the mafia hard and without mercy. This super bolan series shares characters and continuity of the initial and still ongoing the executioner series.
Creator of the original the executioner mack bolan series of action adventure thrillers, joe copp mystery series, ashton ford paranormal series, and nonfiction books. May 20, 2014 the mack bolan shrinks and is consistently yellow or white, the title font changes significantly, and the cover art becomes less of a cohesive scene and more of a montage with something approaching a posing mack bolan. No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv shows streaming on netflix this month. Don pendleton, known as the father of the actionadventure, was the creator of the bestselling original mack bolan, the executioner series, of 37 books, with more than 200. In 1980, pendleton licensed the rights to gold eagle and was succeeded. Cursed for decades, the infamous mack bolan may finally get his. Each time, mack bolan had been there to thwart the temples grisly agenda for global dominance and to minimalize the spill of innocent blood. I wonder how theyre going to have terrorists force mack bolan s dad to kill himself and his family. As i wrote last week, this gives new movie life to a series that had the top stars in hollywood ready to go bolan.
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