Film Adaptation of The Comic Book BLACK to Be Written and Directed by Gerard McMurray
Filmmaker Gerard McMurray (The First Purge, The Twilight Zone) has signed on to write and direct the film adaptation of the comic book Black, which takes place in a universe in which only Black people possess superpowers.
The comic, which was created by Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3 with artists Jamal Igle and Khary Randolph, debuted in 2016 from indie publisher Black Mask Studios, with the original series “following Kareem Jenkins, who discovered his powers after being shot by police. The series was followed by the graphic novel Black [AF]: America’s Sweetheart, which centered on Eli Franklin, a young girl who becomes a superhero to bridge racial divides in America.”
“The film adaptation will center on a young man who discovers his powers after surviving a violent crime. He soon finds himself in the middle of a war over the future of humanity in a world in which a secret society seeks to control the empowered and their abilities.”
Are you a fan of this comic? It sounds like an interesting story that should make for a good movie.
via: THR