“To address your concern over casting for the role of Nico, as we do with all of our films, we intend to stay true to the legacy and story of the comic when casting these parts…”

Drew Pearce has been hired to write the adaptation of the Marvel tween superhero series “Runaways.”

According to several sources, directors Paul Sollett and Joss Whedon are in negotiations with Marvel to helm an adaptation of “Runaways.”

He writes the kind of books that people who hate comic books can completely lose themselves to.