Ellen Page Joins Netflix's 'The Umbrella Academy' As Vanya

 

Gerard Way can write a good comic. And Gabriel Ba is fucking amazing. Loved the first one. I am interested so far.

 

Headmaster of Umbrella Academy: The Penguin

 

I dunno, I would prefer this series to be animated instead of live action. The Magnola-esque art work was one of the comic's biggest charms, and I don't think they'll do a lot of the visual effects of the comic justice under a Netflix live action budget.

 

You sold me at Ellen Page. I'm in.

 

I've read the Umbrella Academy comics and found them to be outstanding. A family of former child heroes and their dysfunctional issues and dealing with bizarre stuff (talking monkeys, Eiffel tower secret spaceship, time travel to save JFK). I wish Gerard Way would continue the comic, and I hope this series will do the comic justice.

Anyway, this series has hooked Ellen Page to play the White Violin, a musician whose music is ultra-destructive. They're going to need a special composer to make the music work.

 

Netflix's Umbrella Academy Casts Superhero Siblings

Tom Hopper, Emmy Raver-Lampman, David Castañeda, Robert Sheehan and Aidan Gallagher will play Luther, Allison, Diego, Klaus and Number Five, respectively.

 

Umbrella Academy??

 

Thor, Breaking Bad Alums Board Umbrella Academy Netflix Series

The Umbrella Academy will also star Mindhunter‘s Cameron Britton, Thor‘s Colm Feore and Breaking Bad‘s Adam Godley as series regulars, while Revenge‘s Ashley Madekwe will recur.

Feore will play Sir Reginald Hargreeves the Howard Hughes-esque man who takes the children in.

Godley will put on a motion-capture suit to play the character Pogo. For those who have read the comics, Pogo is a genetically-engineered Chimpanzee and Hargreaves’ trusted aide, who takes care of the team in an attempt to keep them together.

Britton and Mary J Blige are set to play two ruthless hitmen called Hazel and Chacha, who are tasked with traveling through time to take out targets in different decades while working for a shadowy organization.

Madekwe will portray Detective Patch. As an up-and-coming member of the city’s police department, Patch is set to butt heads with at least one of the Academy due to her stance on vigilante justice. (This looks like an original character who encounters the Academy I think)

 

That’s what I thought too.

 

Oh shiiiiit. I love Umbrella Academy, this is great news. Everything I’ve heard so far has me pleased.

 

As did I.

Still, this looks interesting enough so when it’s on I’ll have a look.

 

Netflix Debuts First Look At Their Live-Action Adaptation Of THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY; Confirms 2019 Release Date

 

Umbrella Academy Teases Netflix Debut with Gabriel Bá Sketch

 

Netflix's Umbrella Academy Unveils First Look Images, Character Posters

The Hargreeves children.


The psychotic assassins Hazel and Cha-Cha.

 

He's continuing the comic with HOTEL OBLIVION.

 

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Umbrella Academy & More Descend on NYCC


Posters.



“One word to describe my Luther… Pressured,” Hopper explained.




“He’s not bitter. He’s just mean,” Castañeda shared.




“I would say she’s guilt-ridden. She’s got a lot of guilt,” Raver-Lampman shared.













“Vayna, I would certainly say, is anxious,” Page said.

 

God that looks absolutely terrible. They completely missed the mark.

 

That looked okay, had a distinct WATCHMEN vibe to it that sort of fits.

It would have been nice if they'd been faithful to the artwork though, even a little bit.