Mendes tackles a "Preacher"

Sam Mendez, director of such fantastic flicks like Road to Perdition, American Beauty, and Jarhead and who is currently finishing up Revolutionary Road starring Kate Winslet (his wife) and Leo DiCaprio, will helm Preacher for Sony, based on the DC/Vertigo comic book. 

From Variety:

"Created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Steve Dillon, graphic novel focuses on the preacher of a Texas town, who is struggling to get by and is driven only by his strong moral sense. When the city is decimated by an otherworldly force, he embarks on a journey across the country to take on the evil."

The book ran from 95-00, and won numerous Eisner awards.