The Sixth Gun Pilot Misses Its Target at NBC

The Hollywood Reporter claims that NBC has passed on a TV pilot based on Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt's critically-acclaimed Oni Press series The Sixth Gun. The comic is a supernatural Western follows the story of six mythical guns, each with its own other-worldly powers. Executive produced by Carlton Cuse of Lost fame, the pilot began its life at Syfy before Cuse brought it to NBC with a bigger budget and more support. Deadline are confirming the report and although neither of the trades have an official reason for the rejection, the pilot (which had positive buzz going into the evaluation period) "started off strong but lost steam as the pilot season progressed," according to the report. It's not yet clear whether Oni, NBC or someone else might still screen the pilot at Comic Con International later this year. That's been done a few times in the past but, most notably with Locke & Key, it turned out to be a difficult move for the studio, who then faced hard questions from fans who liked the trailer for quite a while after the fact.