'True Detective' Season 2 News: HBO Drama Could Be Getting These Spin-Offs; Talk Of Movie & Graphic Novel Rises [VIDEO]
The more True Detective's second season comes together for HBO, the more spoof casting dies down. As fans eagerly await the new episodes, however, speculation has come up as to whether or not the popular crime drama will be branching out into other mediums.
On Tuesday True Detective Rumors suggested that the series could have the momentum to produce a feature film. With the show's cinematic style and high caliber performances, it could smooth transition to the big screen.
This wouldn't be the first time an HBO series would land a film. After all, Sex and the City became a movie and even got a sequel, showing that a strong fan base can indeed lead to some pretty large-scale projects.
With all this talk of a feature film also comes word of a potential graphic novel. True Detective Rumors first posed the question on Monday, citing Chuck Palahunuk's upcoming graphic novel sequel to the popular Fight Club as an example of blending mediums. AMC's The Walking Dead has also had great success as both a television series and as a graphic novel, though the graphic novel did come before the show.
A graphic novel could also mean the return of Rust Cohle and Marty Hart, who were famously brought to life by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson during Season 1. An opportunity to further explore these characters would certainly appeal to audiences and might even draw interest from series creator Nic Pizzolatto, who got his start as a novelist.
The graphic novel route seems more likely than a film adaptation, though no formal sequels or spin-off's are planned for True Detective at this time. Production for the drama's second season begins this month, with Colin Farrell (Minority Report, Saving Mr. Banks) and Vince Vaughn (Into the Wild, Wedding Crashers) confirmed for the leading roles.
True Detective returns to HBO for a second season mid-2015.