Director D.J. Caruso has signed a deal to direct the upcoming big-screen adaptation of “Preacher” according to the Hollywood Reporter.
Caruso directed the big-screen version of “I Am Number Four.”
Created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, “Preacher”, which ran from 1995-2000, told the story of a down-and-out Texas preacher possessed by Genesis, a supernatural entity conceived by the unnatural coupling of an angel and a demon.
Given immense powers, the preacher teamed with an old girlfriend and a hard-drinking Irish vampire and set out on a journey across America to find God — who apparently had abandoned his duties in heaven — and hold him accountable for his negligence.
The directing duties had previously fallen to Sam Mendes. But Mendes left the project a couple of months ago, opening the door for Caruso.
Ha! If this doesn't get a R rating, don't even bother getting the DVD.