Studio 8 Joins the Superpower Cinematic Universe with Black
With controversial incoming African-American television series such as HBO’s Confederate and Amazon’s Black America, Studio 8 just announced that they are working on a black superpower film for the big screen. The story of Black revolves around a nation where only the black people have superpowers. This comic series from Black Mask Studios will be adapted into the big screen by Jeff Robinov’s company.
Jon Silk, Studio 8’s executive vice president, pitched the project and is the person responsible for overseeing the development of the film along with executive, Rishi Rajani, who is representing the Black Mask. The deal was negotiated by Matthew Sugarman.
The series, created by Tim Smith and Kwanza Osajyefo, begins in a police shooting in …show more content…
The comic illustrations by Jamal Igle and cover art by Khary Randolph is already making waves in the comic world. Black was created early last year thanks to a quick funding from a Kickstarter campaign.
Smith and Osajyefo are former Marvel and DC digital editors and now, they are the co-producers of the film along with Matteo Pizzolo of Black Mask Studios. Since its inception in 2013, Black Mask has been attracting attention for its series Calexit which depicts a series of civil war which was co-authored by Pizzolo and Amancay Nahuelpan.
Meanwhile, Studio 8 was founded by former Warner Bros. executives in 2014 and has a distribution deal with Sony. The Black project wasn’t the first time Studio 8 has dabbled with the comic universe. In fact, they previously acquired a film project for Scout created and written by Timothy Truman, a comic book artist.
Studio 8’s film adaptation of Black is definitely something fans can look forward to. As of the moment, the director, cast, production and release date is yet to be announced.
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With controversial incoming African-American television series such as HBO’s Confederate and Amazon’s Black America, Studio 8 just announced that they are working on a black superpower film for the big screen. The story of Black revolves around a nation where only the black people have superpowers. This comic series from Black Mask Studios will be adapted into the big screen by Jeff Robinov’s company.
Jon Silk, Studio 8’s executive vice president, pitched the project and is the person responsible for overseeing the development of the film along with executive, Rishi Rajani, who is representing the Black Mask. The deal was negotiated by Matthew Sugarman.
The series, created by Tim Smith and Kwanza Osajyefo, begins in a police shooting in …show more content…
The comic illustrations by Jamal Igle and cover art by Khary Randolph is already making waves in the comic world. Black was created early last year thanks to a quick funding from a Kickstarter campaign.
Smith and Osajyefo are former Marvel and DC digital editors and now, they are the co-producers of the film along with Matteo Pizzolo of Black Mask Studios. Since its inception in 2013, Black Mask has been attracting attention for its series Calexit which depicts a series of civil war which was co-authored by Pizzolo and Amancay Nahuelpan.
Meanwhile, Studio 8 was founded by former Warner Bros. executives in 2014 and has a distribution deal with Sony. The Black project wasn’t the first time Studio 8 has dabbled with the comic universe. In fact, they previously acquired a film project for Scout created and written by Timothy Truman, a comic book artist.
Studio 8’s film adaptation of Black is definitely something fans can look forward to. As of the moment, the director, cast, production and release date is yet to be announced.
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