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Warren Ellis announced to fans yesterday that a TV version of his hit comic Planetary is in the early stages of development. Addressing fans at The Warren Ellis Forum, Ellis made the following statement:

"As of today, here's what I know:

"DC/Wildstorm have sold a development option on Planetary to Warner Brothers Television. Warner Brothers TV now have a period of time in which to develop Planetary as a TV show aimed at a 2002 release. Understand, they've simply bought the rights to develop the show. There is no guarantee that a Planetary TV show would ever even get in front of a camera.

"The person behind this drive at WB is one of their VP's of drama development. Therefore, this is not an animated series they're looking at, but a live-action series."

Ellis later commented on that his connection to the comic won't give him influence on the show. It's a creator-participation contract, not creator-ownership. I will receive a large and sexy cut of everything DC/Wildstorm makes out of the property, but do not have control over other-media exploitations," Ellis told the fans.

Thanks to Comics Newsarama for the lead.