Universal is planning to bring “Umbrella Academy”, a graphic novel created by Gerard Way, the lead singer of the band My Chemical Romance, to a big screen near you.

As described by the Wiki:

The members of the Umbrella Academy, a disbanded group of superheroes, reunite after the death of their adoptive father, “Sir Reginald Hargreeves”. Hargreeves, an alien disguised as a famous entrepreneur, collected the members of the Umbrella Academy shortly after their birth and trained them to save the world from an unspecified threat. After his death, the members carry on his plan to save the world.

Sounds a bit Watchman-ish. The character slash hero ensemble is very interesting and eclectic as is the artistic design. Mark Bomback, who wrote Race To Witch Mountain is tapped to write the screenplay. Thanks Variety.

• The Monocle (Sir Reginald Hargreeves) – An alien disguised as a wealthy entrepreneur and inventor, he adopts the members of The Umbrella Academy at birth.
• The Umbrella Academy:
  • 00.01 Spaceboy (Luther Hargreeves) – The leader of The Umbrella Academy; his body is that of a gorilla’s and was transplanted after a failed expedition to Mars. His powers are enhanced physical strength and resilience. After his career with The Umbrella Academy he moved to the Moon and lived at the Annihilation Control outpost. On the moon, Luther is attended to by a robotic butler of sorts, named Ben.
  • 00.02 The Kraken (Diego Hargreeves) – The reckless and rebellious member of the group, described by The Monocle as “an insolent brat.” He has the ability to hold his breath indefinitely and has demonstrated a strong affinity for knife-throwing. He and Luther have a very clear rivalry and Diego seems unwilling to take orders from Luther.
  • 00.03 The Rumor (Allison Hargreeves) – Described as narcissistic. She has the ability to prevaricate, whatever she says becomes the truth. After her career with The Umbrella Academy, she married her boyfriend Patrick, who she has since divorced, and had a daughter named Claire.
  • 00.04 The Séance (Klaus Hargreeves) – Showcasing a fretful, morbid temperament, his powers are to contact the dead, levitate and telekinesis. He has the words “Hello” and “Goodbye” tattooed on his palms.
  • 00.05 The Future (see notes at back of The Apocalypse Suite) – Disappeared at the age of ten and reappears in his childhood form 20 years into the future. 00.05 appears to be capable of traveling through time under his own power, although he was forced to spend decades in the future trying to prove the possibility of backwards time-travel before he was able to achieve it. He was shown to have aged normally in the distant future, but regressed back to his youth in transit. 00.05 claims to have read accounts of the Academy’s immediate future and their connection to an apocalypse.
  • 00.06 The Horror (Ben Hargreeves) – He possesses monsters under his skin from other dimensions. He is deceased, but no information regarding his death is given. There is a memorial statue of him located in the front of the Academy.
  • 00.07 The White Violin (Vanya Hargreeves) – The most estranged member of the group, Vanya showcases no particular powers, other than an interest in music. Vanya is known to have written a book detailing her life with the Academy and her decision to leave.
• Inspector Lupo – A police officer. (Has a resemblance to Commissioner James Gordon)
• Abhijat – The Monocle’s bodyguard and assistant.
• Dr. Pogo – A talking chimp associated with The Monocle. Spaceboy’s Best friend growing up at the Academy.
• Mrs. Hargreeves (Grace Hargreeves) – Referred to as “Mom” by the members of the Academy. While the Monocle is shown in a portrait in the first issue, with a woman beside him, this is apparently not the children’s “Mom,” who shows up in the second issue and appears to be an only partially animate plastic mannequin. Little information is given as to her origins.
• Hazel and Cha-Cha – A pair of extremely violent Nazi assassins working for the Temps Aeternalis. They both wear brightly colored cartoon character masks and have a love of sweets.