The made-for-TV "Powers" adaptation has been in production for quite some time, as our intermittent progress reports have indicated here and there, with an unreleased pilot all there is to show for the long development cycle.
According to Comic Book Resources, it may yet be a while longer yet: in a video interview shot at WonderCon, actor Khary Payton, who played Cutter in the pilot, indicated that FX is going back to square one.
"The higher ups want to do this so badly because they know it's going to be the coolest thing on television," he said. "But it's hard. It's a hard concept, I think, to get. And they had to step back and start over again. From what I hear, the plan is still moving forward."
"Unfortunately, we – all of the actors – got released," he continued. "They're literally starting over. They want to do it again. And fortunately and unfortunately, I'm doing another show, and I still hope beyond hope that I can be a part of 'Powers.' But I'm happy to be working. But things are happening with 'Powers' absolutely. There are scripts being turned out. They just want more material to hear that they're getting it right."
With only one actor's word to show for it, the exact details were a little fuzzy. CBR didn't get a comment from Jason Patric, previously cast as series protagonist Christian Walker, and the network was expectedly vague. "I won't comment on any of the actors contracts, but I'll tell you this project is not dead, and it is still to be determined if we'll move forward with reshoots on the pilot," a representative from FX told CBR. "There is currently no timetable on when to move forward."
Still, that's not a great sign for seeing anything this year, or even the next. That's a bummer for show creator Brian Michael Bendis, even if he just signed a book deal, but what's a few more years in the (suddenly very, very) long run?
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