Damon Wayans Jr. and Andrew “King Bach” Bachelor have engaged David F. Walker to co-write and Ben Bishop as an instance graphic novel “Shogun Run.”
Wayans Jr and Bachelor had revealed earlier this 12 months that they’d create and write the graphic novel. Set in Nineteen Nineties South Central Los Angeles, “Shogun Run” is described as “Massive Hassle in Little China” meets “Assault the Block.” David Uslan, Gary Glushon and Sean Oswolo will function inventive advisors and producing companions on the challenge.
Walker is finest recognized for graphic novel “Shaft: A Difficult Man” in addition to the Will Eisner Award-winning comedian guide collection “Bitter Root.” Bishop is understood for his work on the New York Instances bestseller “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Final Ronin.”
“Shogun Run” can be printed by First Second, an imprint of Macmillan Publishers, in 2025. A collection or movie adaptation of the graphic novel is on the playing cards down the road. Allison Verost, senior VP and publishing director at Macmillan, will oversee the challenge for the writer. “Shogun Run” can be edited by Calista Brill, editorial director of First Second Books, alongside Nachie Marsham. Kirk Benshoff will function inventive director. Macmillan acquired English-language rights from Eric Reid at WME.
“David F. Walker and Ben Bishop are two of probably the most gifted individuals within the graphic novel house and we’re thrilled to welcome them to our inventive group. We’re excited to create and share this thrilling, enjoyable and action-packed story with the world,” Wayans Jr. and Bachelor mentioned in an announcement.
Wayans Jr. was in Netflix’s “The Tougher They Fall,” which opened the 2021 BFI London Movie Competition and went on to win a BAFTA. Bachelor, an web character with greater than 28 million followers on TikTok as King Bach, most just lately appeared in McG’s Netflix comedy “Household Swap,” Ric Roman Waugh’s sports activities drama “Nationwide Champions” and twentieth Century Studio and Damaged Street Productions’ comedy “Trip Mates” for Hulu.
Wayans Jr. is represented by UTA and Johnson, Shapiro, Slewett & Cole and Bachelor by UTA, Bach Enterprises and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller.
