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===''Madman'' film===

According to [[Mike Allred]], he was first offered the chance to sell the movie rights to ''[[Madman (Image Comics)|Madman]]'' in 1992 (he has not said who made the offer, only that he declined). Since 1998, Robert Rodriguez has owned the film rights to ''Madman''. Both he and Allred have given numerous signals as to the start of production over the years, but with no result. Although both have been occupied with other projects (Allred was instrumental in connecting Rodriguez with [[Frank Miller (comics)|Frank Miller]], leading to the production of ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]''), both have been eager to see this film made.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.superherohype.com/news/84285-robert-rodriguez-talks-madman-movie|title=Robert Rodriguez Talks Madman Movie|website=[[Superhero Hype]]|date=January 16, 2004|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}</ref> [[Robin Williams]] was mentioned as being under consideration for the role of Dr. Boiffard before his death.

At the 2006 [[WonderCon]] in [[San Francisco]], Allred announced that ''Madman the Movie'' was in pre-production and hoped to begin filming before the end of the year. He teased fans in attendance by saying that the titular role had already been cast, "but I can't tell you who it is yet.... When we announce it, you're gonna be like 'What?', then you'll think about it for a second and see that it's perfect."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/01/30/allred-talks-madman-movie|title=Allred Talks 'Madman' Movie|website=[[IGN]]|author=Stax|date=January 30, 2007|accessdate=June 24, 2019}}</ref> In 2015, Allred indicated on [[Twitter]] that the rights to ''Madman'' had reverted back to him,<ref>{{cite tweet |user=AllredMD |author=Mike Allred |number=576854032330792960 |date=14 Mar 2015 |title=MILESTONE: for the first time since 1995 all rights to MADMAN (including IT GIRL & THE ATOMICS) have reverted back to me! #THEFUTUREISNOW!}}</ref> and in September 2019 has stated that he prefers to focus on comics rather than film or television adaptations for the time being.<ref>{{cite tweet |user=AllredMD |author=Mike Allred |number=1174120339439153152 |date=17 Sep 2019 |title=In #Limbo as all the rights have reverted to me, but I'm too completely engrossed in making comics books (where I bliss out all day every day) to jump out into Movieland right now. Would LUV to make a ginchy flick or series, but would need perfect situation to magically appear. https://t.co/V8V9AxWzob}}</ref>