Sony Pictures is on the offensive to charm geeks everywhere with plans for a movie adaptation of Robotech, Metal Gear Solid and now, Valiant Entertainment’s Bloodshot and Harbringer.
Valiant Entertainment signed up a five movie deal with Sony – two movies each for said titles and the final fifth movie as a crossover between these two just like the crossover comic published back in 2013, Harbringer Wars. They are hoping to put out Bloodshot first as a 2017 release which will be directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski (John Wick), screenplay penned by Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2) and Eric Heisserer. Executive producers will be Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) and Jason Kothari.
Meanwhile for Harbringer, Eric Heisserer will be handling the script. This is what we know so far as to who’s behind this project. All five movies will be produced by Dinesh Shamdasani from the Valiant Entertainment. Meanwhile, producers of Fast & Furious franchise and 21 Jump Street, Neal H.Moritz and Toby Jaffe is on board too whereas Sony is sending Andrea Gianetti to make sure Sony’s interest is taken care of. There is no announcement for the casting yet so far.
Besides this, it is rumoured that the company is developing Archer & Armstrong and supernatural thriller Shadowman too but we do not know if these two will be a movie adaptation or as television series.
Will Valiant Entertainment able to challenge Marvel & DC Comics for the lucrative market of comic adaptations? Time will tell.
Source: THR
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