Regina King Set to Direct BITTER ROOT Film Adaptation of Harlem Renaissance Monster Comic

Actress and director Regina King broke out last year with her feature directorial debut of One Night In Miami, and now she has a couple new projects she is working on. One of those is the film adaptation of Bitter Root, based on the Harlem Renaissance-set comic by David F. Walker, Sanford Green, and Chuck Brown. The trio will produce along with King, Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, and Sev Ohanian of Proximity Media.

Set during the vibrant Harlem Renaissance of 1924, “Bitter Root” follows a fractured family of once-great monster hunters who face an unimaginable evil that descends upon New York City. For generations, the Sangeryes have hunted and cured those infected by a supernatural force that feeds off the prejudice of the era, transforming humans into monsters. With most of the kin dead, the surviving Sangeryes have the unenviable choice to save or kill the creatures in hopes of thwarting an invasion.

Bryan Edward Hill (Ash vs Evil Dead, Titans, the upcoming Power Rangers) is currently rewriting a draft of the screenplay. King has directed several hit TV series and did an incredible job on One Night In Miami, so I can’t wait to see what she does next.

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via: Variety