You can check out some exclusive clips from the upcoming show “Human Target” starring Mark Valley, based on the DC/Vertigo Comics character, that are online now. See them right here, courtesy of Target 419. Fox has also released an official synopsis for the series; “It takes a brave, selfless man to make himself a “human target” in order to save the lives of those in danger. Based on the popular DC Comics graphic novel, HUMAN TARGET is a full-throttle action drama centered on CHRISTOPHER CHANCE (Mark Valley, FRINGE), a unique private contractor/security guard hired to protect. Call him what you like, because for Chance, it’s about one thing only: saving…

The first image of Mark Valley (“Fringe”) as Christopher Chance, aka The Human Target, from the pilot picked up by Fox for a full series, has hit the web. You can check out the picture below, courtesy of Krypton Site. “The Human Target” is based on the DC/Vertigo character and title, originally created for DC in 1972 for several back-up features and later on adopted for a mini-series in 1999 and a full series in 2003, both from DC’s “mature” imprint Vertigo Comics. Christopher Chance, the Human Target, is an unusual mercenary and bodyguard who takes on the identity of his clients, drawing fire away from them towards him, making…

On the strength of the pilot, Fox has picked up comic book drama “Human Target”, starring Mark Valley (“Fringe”) and co-starring Jackie Earle Haley (“Watchmen”) and Chi McBride (“Pushing Daisies”). Based on the Vertigo/DC Comics title, the show centers on the Human Target, a freelance bodyguard named Christopher Chance. He offers a unique service, taking on the identity of his clients to draw attention towards him, thus becoming a literal human target. The pilot was written by Jon Steinberg and directed by Simon West, and McG helped produce it. The Human Target first appeared in 1972 as a DC Comics back-up feature character before DC’s more “mature” and cult offshoot…

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Chi McBride (“Pushing Daisies”) and Jackie Earle Haley (“Little Children”, “Watchmen”) have joined the cast of the “Human Target” pilot episode, along with Mark Valley (“Fringe”) in the adaptation of the DC/Vertigo series about a mysterious PI and bodyguard named Christopher Chance, who assumes the identity of his clients. There is no mention of who McBride or Haley will be playing in the pilot. A TV pilot adaptation of the comic was filmed in 1990 starring Rick Springfield, but the series only briefly aired in 1992 with 7 episodes and followed a similar setup from the comic. This new pilot, which Fox will produce, has…

Mark Valley has been tapped as the lead in the pilot for the upcoming Fox TV drama “Human Target”, for director Simon West and director McG’s production company Wonderland. It is based on the comic book “Human Target” and eponymous title character. Valley has recently appeared in a recurring role on Fox’s sci-fi show “Fringe” and has also appeared as Brad Chase in ABC’s “Boston Legal”. The Human Target is a comic book character created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino for DC Comics. The character is a bodyguard and private investigator named Christopher Chance, who operates by impersonating his clients in order to strike back at the threats against…