According to reports, DC Comics' WW II war character Sgt. Rock will be adapted as a feature by director Francis "I Am Legend" Lawrence, from a screenplay by Chad "The Days Before" St. John.Producer Joel Silver will team with producer Akiva "The Da Vinci Code" Goldsman, to develop the film for Warner Bros.-based Silver Pictures. Other producers include Andrew Rona and Weed Road's Kerry Foster.'Sgt. Frank Rock' a non-commissioned officer during World War II, debuted in DC Comics' "Our Army at War" #83 (June 1959), from writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Joe Kubert.During World War II, Rock fought for the infantry branch of the US Army in the European Theatre, rising to authority within his own unit, 'Easy Company', a disparate collection of soldiers who managed to participate in every major action in Europe...

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