Thursday, March 28, 2024

Michael B. Jordan, ‘Black Panther’ Co-Writer Joe Robert Cole to Reteam for Netflix’s ‘Failsafe’

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Michael B. Jordan (L) and Joe Robert Cole (Getty Images)
Michael B. Jordan (L) and Joe Robert Cole (Getty Images)

*Netflix emerged victorious in a bidding war for “Failsafe,” a Vault Comics title that will be penned by “Black Panther” co-writer Joe Robert Cole as a potential starring and producing vehicle for Michael B. Jordan.

The story follows John Ravane, a legendary insurgent hunter who thought he had executed the last nanotech-enhanced super soldier, in a personal battle that included the kidnap of his daughter. A decade later, it becomes clear that sleeper agents scattered around the country are activating, in an attempt to take over New York, and the government leader who pressed him into duty last time has been exposed as corrupt.

Jordan and Alana Mayo will produce through their Outlier Society Productions banner along with Vault Comics’ F.J. Desanto, who also co-writes the comic with Todd Farmer.

Below, more details on the bidding war via Deadline:

The project was pitched on the heels of the Black Panther’s record-breaking theatrical run, and numerous suitors emerged for a re-team between Cole, who wrote that script with director Ryan Coogler, and Jordan, who turned in a powerhouse performance as Killmonger. Sources put the deal in the seven figure range. Jordan, currently reprising in Creed 2 and who will be at Cannes when Fahrenheit 451 plays there, has set up numerous projects through his company. In high demand, he’ll decide whether or not to star when the script comes in. The subject matter certainly fits his wheelhouse.

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