US EditionSpider-Verse Filmmakers Lord and Miller Are Making an Archie Comics Movie
Universal Pictures' live-action adaptation, produced by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, and Tom King, aims to introduce Archie Comics' iconic characters to both longtime fans and new audiences.
- On Wednesday, Universal Pictures announced it is developing a live-action Archie feature film with Phil Lord, Christopher Miller producing, and Tom King, DC Comics writer, attached.
- Amid shifting distribution, Archie Comics faces scarcity of supermarket digests as a few months ago it signed with distributor A360, specializing in one-shot checkout books.
- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller bring a strong track record with Into the Spider-Verse, The Lego Movie, and 21 Jump Street, and they expressed excitement about Tom King's Archie take.
- As a cultural milestone, the project marks Archie Comics' first feature film after over 85 years and more than 3 billion copies sold worldwide.
- While plot details remain private, reports differ on format but filmmakers intend to reach both longtime fans and a new generation, though fans worry about repeating Riverdale's missteps.
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Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the filmmaking duo behind “Spider-Verse,” “The Lego Movie” and “21 Jump Street,” are bringing Archie Comics to the big screen. They’ll produce a new live-action film with Aditya Sood, president of their production company Lord Miller, through their first-look deal with Universal Pictures. Comic book writer Tom King is penning the screenplay, though plot details haven’t been confirmed. In its 85-year history,…
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