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Valiant Announces Movie Plans

Valiant Entertainment has announced it will bring two of its most successful titles to screen via a deal with Sony Pictures. Bloodshoot and Harbinger will come to the big screen over the course of five feature films culminating in the shared universe crossover film, Harbinger Wars..

By Apr 23,2015  0

Valiant Entertainment logoValiant Entertainment has announced it will bring two of its most successful titles to screen via a deal with Sony Pictures. Bloodshoot and Harbinger will come to the big screen over the course of five feature films culminating in the shared universe crossover film, Harbinger Wars.

Comic titles from Valiant have not been prevalent in non-sports, most recently coming to the hobby via a small nine-card set from Rittenhouse Archives in 2013. Prior to that, Upper Deck released two series in the mid-90s.

Bloodshot, the first Sony movie will arrive in theaters in 2017 and will be directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski (John Wick) from a script by Jeff Wadlow (Kick Ass 2) and Eric Heisserer (Story of Your Life). Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe from Original Film (The Fast and the Furious franchise) and Dinesh Shamdasani from Valiant Entertainment will produce the film. Matthew Vaughn and Jason Kothari will serve as executive producers.

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Following Bloodshoot, Harbinger will follow shortly thereafter from a script by Eric Heisserer (Story of Your Life). Sony and Valiant have not announced a director on this one. Neal H. Moritz and Toby Jaffe from Original Film (The Fast and the Furious franchise) and Dinesh Shamdasani from Valiant Entertainment will produce.

Once movie fans are introduced to Bloodshot and Harbinger, Valiant and Sony plan to release Harbinger Wars inspired by Valiant’s 2013 comic book crossover.

“Valiant is one of the most successful publishers in the history of comics, and Neal is one of the best action producers in the business today. This is a formidable partnership that will bring two incredibly commercial franchises with global appeal together on the big screen,” said Sony Entertainment Motion Picture Group President Doug Belgrad. “The long-term plan that begins with Bloodshot will be a considerable priority for Sony in the months and years to come.”

Valiant is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2015 and has sold over 80 million comics with a library of over 2,000 characters such as  X-O Manowar, Shadowman, and Archer & Armstrong.


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