Francis Lawrence To Direct ‘Stalag-X’ For New Republic Pictures – CB
EXCLUSIVE: Francis Lawrence is ready to direct the characteristic take of Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears’ Stalag-X following New Republic Footage successful the graphic novel’s rights. New Republic Founder Brian Oliver and President Bradley Fischer are producing alongside about:clean’s Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy. Pleasure Wilkinson will adapt the IP. Stalag-X tells the story…
EXCLUSIVE: Francis Lawrence is ready to direct the characteristic take of Kevin J. Anderson and Steven L. Sears’ Stalag-X following New Republic Footage successful the graphic novel’s rights.
New Republic Founder Brian Oliver and President Bradley Fischer are producing alongside about:clean’s Lawrence and Cameron MacConomy. Pleasure Wilkinson will adapt the IP.
Stalag-X tells the story of a reclusive human soldier imprisoned in an alien POW camp on a harsh distant planet within the midst of a decade-long interstellar battle. Believing that his thoughts holds the important thing to turning the tide within the battle, the alien Krael power him to endure mind-bending experiments that rip into the deepest recesses of his traumatic recollections, which they hope will yield a solution to the query: what’s human?
“After I first learn Stalag-X, I used to be instantly drawn to the wealthy, distinctive world that Kevin and Steven created. I’m thrilled to be collaborating with Pleasure to convey their graphic novel to life on display screen alongside Brian and Brad, who, as champions of daring storytelling, are the right companions for this,” Lawrence advised CB.
Sears and Anderson have been associates and artistic collaborators for over 20 years. Sears is a Author/Producer in TV whose work spans many hit TV exhibits similar to The A-Staff, Superboy, Swamp Factor, Raven, Xena-Warrior Princess, Sheena, and lots of others, in addition to the event of latest collection with the key networks and studios. His literary work consists of contributions to Jeff Sturgeon’s Final Cities of Tomorrow and Aliens vs. Predators-Final Prey anthologies.
Anderson is a No. 1 internationally bestselling writer with over 24 million books in print. He’s finest recognized for his work within the Dune universe with Brian Herbert, in addition to Star Wars, X-Information, Batman and Superman and lots of authentic collection. He has written for Marvel, DC, Darkish Horse, Increase!, and has edited many anthologies. He served as particular marketing consultant on the Denis Villeneuve movie Dune and is co-producer on the upcoming TV collection Dune: The Sisterhood.
about:clean is repped by CAA, 3 Arts and Hansen Jacobson. Sears is repped by Matthew Sugarman at Weintraub Tobin. Kevin J. Anderson is repped by Matthew Sugarman at Weintraub Tobin and Eric Williams at Zero Gravity Administration. Wilkinson is repped by CAA and Berlin Associates.
Lawrence signed a first-look cope with New Republic Footage and his about:clean manufacturing firm. The corporate is at the moment in put up manufacturing on the Netflix movie Slumberland, starring Jason Momoa. Different present initiatives embrace Justin Haythe’s The Serpent Queen at Starz and the Apple TV+ collection See. Moreover, about:clean has quite a lot of movie and tv initiatives in improvement with Netflix, Apple TV+, Lionsgate, and Sony Footage. Lawrence’s work on the Starvation Video games franchise consists of directing three out of the 4 films: Catching Hearth, Mockingjay Half 1, Half 2 all culminating with over $2.2 billion on the world field workplace. Extra directing characteristic credit embrace Purple Sparrow, Constantine and I Am Legend.