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It's been a couple of years since fans heard anything about a movie based on Mark Hamill's comic The Black Pearl. Rehme Productions had taken an option on the property back in 1997 and Hamill had written a screenplay for it.

This week a source at Rehme told Comics2Film that they are no longer developing the property. The option has expired and the rights have reverted back to Hamill.

The Black Pearl was published as a limited series by Dark Horse Comics in 1997. It told the story of a troubled man-turned-vigilante who is thrust into the role of costumed hero by our media-driven society.

A source at Rehme Productions told Comics2Film that they are still working to bring Mark Hamill's comic The Black Pearl to the silver screen.  It was widely reported over a year ago that Rehme had purchased the rights to Hamill's story of a troubled man-turned-vigilante who is thrust into the role of costumed hero by our media-driven society.  The screenplay for the movie has been written by Hamill, who also wrote the comic which was published by Dark Horse in 1997.  Our source told us that they are currently working to attract a director and actors and hope to gain studio backing for the project in the coming months.

This report reiterates the Variety article, but also mentions that Hamill would like to direct the movie. Hamill is quoted as saying, "And that's a stumbling block because I don't have a track record. The whole idea was to design a modestly budgeted picture that would be enhanced by its modest budget, rather than be hurt by it, and still make it within my grasp to direct. I'm not expecting to walk into a $65 million production and have someone hand me the reins -- nor would I want to do that."

Rehme Productions has optioned film and TV rights to Mark (Star Wars) Hamill's screenplay The Black Pearl. The screenplay is based on Hamill's limited comics series published this year by Dark Horse Comics. The comic tells the story of a troubled voyeur whose costumed vigilantism sparks a media frenzy. "The Black Pearl is a taut, focused tale of gray morality," says Robert Rehme, founder and chief of Rehme Prods. and current president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, "This is not a superhero saga. It's a mix of tabloid thriller, romance and adventure."