![]() When on the set, it’s really hard to imagine whether it will look really cool or not. They gave him the glowing chest thing and made the skin grey and his eyes glow and he looked like the character so it all started to make sense. ![]() What I wasn’t taking into account was what they were going to do in post production. When I was watching it, I thought, “This looks like another Vin Diesel movie.” What was it like to see this character brought to life? It is different because I have had so many characters that I co-created or created on screen since then that some of the blush is off the rose.īut I am really excited about this one because it is the first Valiant one and I want it to be very successful because there is a host of characters I created at Valiant that are waiting in the wings to make it to the silver screen.īut I feel comfortable because it is Vin Diesel. That’s like asking how Christmas feels now compared to when I was a kid. How does the lead-up to “Bloodshot” feel different than waiting for the first “Iron Man” movie to come out in 2008? The Tampa Bay Times spoke with Layton about the anticipation and the future of comic book films. But Layton knows future Valiant movies could depend on Bloodshot’s success Next up is a movie based on Valiant’s Harbinger about teenage superheroes. Layton played a vital role in the Marvel and DC universes but he co-founded Valiant Comics and later became its editor in chief. ![]() “Bloodshot” is Valiant’s first movie and, for Layton, different from other films based on his work. When he remembers who killed his wife, he seeks revenge, only to discover a larger conspiracy. It stars Vin Diesel as Bloodshot, a Marine murdered alongside his wife and brought back to life as an amnesic super soldier. Next up is “Bloodshot,” getting released this weekend as part of the Valiant Cinematic Universe. ![]() His Huntress character appeared in the DC Extended Universe’s “Birds of Prey.” The Tampa resident’s version of Iron Man anchored the Marvel Cinematic Universe for more than a decade. ![]() TAMPA, FLA.-Seeing his characters on the big screen is old hat for comic book artist, writer and editor Bob Layton. ![]()
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