Who Is Jake Ellis?

Who Is Jake Ellis? is an American espionage comic book published in 2011. Written by Nathan Edmondson with art by Tonci Zonjic, it is published by Image Comics. The story follows Jon Moore, a former analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency. Several years before, Moore had escaped from an illegal laboratory where he had been subject to various experiments related to remote viewing. The experiments resulted in Moore seeing Jake Ellis, a ghostly figure with extensive knowledge of espionage tradecraft. With Jake providing tactical advice, Moore has become a successful criminal in Western Europe, all the time trying to avoid the Americans who he believes were responsible for his imprisonment. When a job in Barcelona goes wrong, Moore comes under renewed scrutiny from law enforcement, the Americans, and the people who imprisoned him. At Jake's suggestion, Moore locates the facility which he was held at in Marrakech, Morocco. Jake believes that the facility will help him uncover his own origins. Moore infiltrates the facility and discovers files on both him and Jake, who he now realizes was a separate person all along. As they penetrate deeper into the complex, Jake becomes more confused and eventually disappears. Moore soon finds Jake's body, hooked up to life support machines. A doctor informs him that he and Jake were their most successful subjects and that they have been observing Moore since his escape. Moore manages to escape the facility with Jake in tow and delivers the unconscious body to the American embassy.

It is followed by a sequel titled Where is Jake Ellis?.

Film adaptation

20th Century Fox has optioned the movie rights to the film with David Yates attached to directing and Peter Chernin producing.^[1] Seth Lochhead will write the script for the film.^[2] In August 2016, Josh Mond will direct the movie.^[3]

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