The Umbrella AcademyAlthough Gerard Way is probably best known as the frontman of My Chemical Romance, fans may also know the singer as the creator of the Dark Horse comic “The Umbrella Academy.” Now, Way’s story is making the leap to the big screen.

Universal Pictures is adapting the comic into a feature film, with “Constantine” scribe Mark Bomback tapped to pen the screenplay, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Besides the 2005 DC Comics adaptation starring Keanu Reeves, Bomback’s writing credits include “Live Free or Die Hard” and the recently-released “Race to Witch Mountain.”

“The Umbrella Academy” revolves around a group of disbanded superheroes who reunite after the death of their mentor, Sir Reginald Hargreeves. An alien disguised as a wealthy entrepreneur, Hargreeves adopted the members of the team soon after their birth and trained them to save the world. With his passing, the superheroes must carry on the mission.

The comics were first published as a six-issue miniseries in 2007 and won the title of best limited series at last year’s Eisner Awards, which honour creative achievement in American comic books. A second miniseries is in the works.






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