Spy vs Spy Headed to the Big Screen

Who among us hasn’t grown up spending lazy summer afternoons with a ratty copy of Mad magazine? From Mort Drucker’s caricatures, Don Martin’s zany sound effects, Sergio Aragonés’ silly marginal cartoons, and finishing up with Al Jaffee’s brilliant fold-ins, it’s where many of our comedic identities were shaped.
And remember Spy vs Spy, those never-ending gags of one upmanship that would make Wile E. Coyote proud? Well, it seems Warner Brothers does, and they are bringing together the talents of Ron Howard, David Koepp, and Brian Grazer to do so.
Deadline reports that a live action feature is being developed for Ron Howard to direct and produce with Koepp and Grazer. Although Cuban artist Antonio Prohías’ Spy vs Spy cartoons were short and simple, it remains to be seen whether the idea can sustain a two-hour movie. And what would our black and white spies look like? It would be truly surreal if they kept their comic book look…