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A comic book based on Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is being turned into a short animated film tailored to television.
Publisher Bluewater Productions intends to turn the comic book Mark Zuckerberg: Creator of Facebook into a film in the style of the 2006 science fiction work "A Scanner Darkly", alongside production company Hayden 5.
Hayden president Todd Wiseman said: "When we found out that Bluewater was releasing this comic, we knew we had to get on board.
"We saw a great opportunity to re-tell the story of Mark Zuckerberg post 'Social Network' in a brighter, animated form that could be enjoyed and understood by a broader audience."
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The comic book, written by Jerome Maida and drawn by Fritz Saalfeld, will hit stores in late December at a price of $6.99 a copy.
Bluewater publishes a wide range of comics, from superheroes to horror to children's tales to biographies of famous folks including US President Barack Obama and young pop star Justin Bieber.
Hayden executive producer Milos Silber added: "This will not be the last retelling of the Mark Zuckerberg story. We're aware of the profound impact of Facebook, and with over 500 million users, we're bound to have an audience."
The announcement follows on from the success of The Social Network, the recently-released movie about the origins of Facebook, which controversially paints Zuckerberg as a status-obsessed, socially dysfunctional schemer.
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