Netflix Adaption of Mark Millar Comic ‘Reborn’ Lands Writer

Up and coming screenwriter Bek Smith is about to jot down the screenplay adaptation for Mark Millar’s “Reborn” comedian guide arrange at Netflix, based on a person with data of the challenge.

Chris McKay (“The Lego Batman Movie,”) is connected to direct the challenge.

Netflix acquired Millar’s firm, Millarworld in 2017 and since then has been creating tasks with Mark Millar and Lucy Millar. Millarworld is the comedian guide publishing firm based by Mark Millar and is a creator-owned line that holds the rights to the U.Ok. author’s 18 yet-to-be-optioned properties resembling “Jupiter’s Legacy” and “MPH” — in addition to any tales and characters that Millarworld will create sooner or later.

The logline for “Reborn” is as follows: Where will we go after we die? What’s ready for us on the opposite facet? Eighty-year previous Bonnie Black finds out when she passes away in a Manhattan hospital and opens her eyes on the earth of Adystria, a magical land of monsters and dragons the place good and evil are waging an everlasting conflict. Reborn within the prime of her life, she finds all her previous pals and family members ready… besides the husband who died earlier than her. Armed with a sword and partnered along with her late father, she units off by means of this battle-torn panorama on a quest to search out out the place he’s.

Sandra Bullock is producing “Reborn” underneath her Fortis Films banner, together with Roy Lee and Miri Yoon for Vertigo Entertainment. Executive producers are Mark Millar and Greg Capullo. Samantha Nisenboim is the co-producer.

Smith got here out of the Marvel Writer program and is at the moment creating “World War Something” for Hulu and FX Productions with Noah Hawley producing.

Smith is repped by Verve, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment and lawyer Lev Ginsburg.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the information