“This summer, it’s going to get hot… as Hell!”

C’mon, tell me that wouldn’t make for a great tagline for a Hellstorm (aka the Son of Satan) movie.

When I started thinking about comic books that I’d like to see made into a movie, I ran into the problem of most everything I’d like to see having already been made, or I’d rather not see them made into a movie. However, I wouldn’t mind seeing a Hellstorm movie. It would have to be titled Hellstorm since “Son of Satan” would obviously stir up more controversy than would be desired.

Fleet has suggested to me that Chris Pine should play Daimon Hellstrom, aka the Son of Satan, aka Hellstorm, and I could certainly see that working. I automatically would have it set here in St. Louis where the character spent a significant amount of time in the 70’s as a professor of anthropology at the fictional Gateway University. I would have this be an element of the film: professor by day, supernatural investigator by night when his hell-spawned powers are used to fight the forces of darkness thrown at him by his father, Satan, while delving into his eventful birth in Salem Massachusetts throughout the film.

I would not recommend retaining the costume he wore in the 70’s however, I could see the film version sporting a dark suit and black trenchcoat, perhaps a noticeable change in his facial structure when he goes into full demon-mode wielding his Hellish trident. The atmosphere should be more like a suspenseful horror movie, and a demonic detective story. Let’s not go too over the top. I’d say the films climactic scene could certainly be a duel to the death on the arch-grounds between him and his fathers highest –ranking lieutenant since you really can never get rid of the devil.

This is a film I’d like to see directed by David Lynch, who I think could bring his unique sense of atmosphere, and could handle such dark subject matter without making it corny and unoriginal. I get a little tired of the action/superhero formula sometimes, so it would be refreshing to see an art-house take on a Marvel movie.

-Jim

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