Lakeith Stanfield has entered into negotiations to star in and produce a feature adaptation of the hit neo-noir video game ‘El Paso, Elsewhere’.
The story will follow James Savage (Stanfield), who, while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
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The production of an upcoming project will be a collaborative effort between Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures, known for their work on blockbuster franchises such as Transformers and G.I. Joe, and Colin Stark. Both parties will be actively involved in the production process.
Stanfield’s most recently appeared in ‘The Book of Clarence’ and is known...
The story will follow James Savage (Stanfield), who, while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
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The production of an upcoming project will be a collaborative effort between Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures, known for their work on blockbuster franchises such as Transformers and G.I. Joe, and Colin Stark. Both parties will be actively involved in the production process.
Stanfield’s most recently appeared in ‘The Book of Clarence’ and is known...
- 4/23/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Lakeith Stanfield, whose credits include Get Out, The Book of Clarence, Sorry to Bother You, Atlanta, The Harder They Fall, and Haunted Mansion, has signed on to star in the video game adaptation El Paso, Elsewhere, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Stanfield will also be producing the film alongside Lorenzo di Bonaventura (who is best known for being behind the Transformers franchise) and Colin Stark.
Developed and published by Strange Scaffold, El Paso, Elsewhere is a third-person shooter video game that follows a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka Draculae), who seeks to bring about the end of the world.
The producers of the film adaptation provided the following logline: Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal...
Developed and published by Strange Scaffold, El Paso, Elsewhere is a third-person shooter video game that follows a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka Draculae), who seeks to bring about the end of the world.
The producers of the film adaptation provided the following logline: Recovering from a toxic relationship, James Savage (Stanfield) confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal...
- 4/22/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Lakeith Stanfield, who most recently starred in The Book of Clarence for Sony, is teaming up with veteran producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura for El Paso, Elsewhere, an adaptation of the neo-noir vampire video game from publisher Strange Scaffold.
Stanfield is in talks to star in the feature and will also produce along with di Bonaventura, who is known for his action movies such as the Transformers franchise. Colin Stark will also produce
There is no writer or director, as the project is still being packaged in the hopes of finding a studio home. The package is seen as buzzy, as it is a video game adaptation, a bustling genre thanks to titles such as The Last of Us, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the most recent hit, Fallout.
The game centers on a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka...
Stanfield is in talks to star in the feature and will also produce along with di Bonaventura, who is known for his action movies such as the Transformers franchise. Colin Stark will also produce
There is no writer or director, as the project is still being packaged in the hopes of finding a studio home. The package is seen as buzzy, as it is a video game adaptation, a bustling genre thanks to titles such as The Last of Us, the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, and the most recent hit, Fallout.
The game centers on a vampire hunter named James Savage who is on the hunt for his ex-girlfriend, named Janet (Aka...
- 4/22/2024
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Academy Award nominee Lakeith Stanfield (The Book of Clarence) is in talks to star in and produce a feature adaptation of the hit neo-noir video game El Paso, Elsewhere, Deadline has learned.
Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures and Colin Stark will also produce.
The film will center on James Savage (Stanfield), who while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
Released in September 2023, the game was developed by Strange Scaffold, the development label of BAFTA nominee Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Known for roles in films like Judas and the Black Messiah, The Book of Clarence, Knives Out and Selma, Stanfield has...
Lorenzo di Bonaventura’s Di Bonaventura Pictures and Colin Stark will also produce.
The film will center on James Savage (Stanfield), who while recovering from a toxic relationship, confronts both his inner demons and enigmatic ex-girlfriend, Janet, before she executes a world-ending ritual. James navigates her reality-bending universe of ethereal monsters while facing the truth of his own addictions and skewed sense of self-worth, learning that the only route to love is through healing.
Released in September 2023, the game was developed by Strange Scaffold, the development label of BAFTA nominee Xalavier Nelson Jr.
Known for roles in films like Judas and the Black Messiah, The Book of Clarence, Knives Out and Selma, Stanfield has...
- 4/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix is making a feature film version of Chris Leslie-Hynan’s novel Ride Around Shining, which Rodney Barnes will adapt. Jonah Hill’s Strong Baby Productions is producing.
The Harper-published novel tells the provocative story of a young white chauffeur and his wealthy Black employer, a professional basketball player; a discomfiting portrait of envy and obsession.
Hill, Matt Dines, Lakeith Stanfield and Colin Stark are producing, with Ali Goodwin executive producing. Leslie-Hynan is an associate producer on the project.
Up next for Barnes is the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, on which he serves as an EP and writer. Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, the series is debuting March 6.
Barnes has several other projects in the works including a miniseries about the fall and comeback of Tiger Woods. He’s...
The Harper-published novel tells the provocative story of a young white chauffeur and his wealthy Black employer, a professional basketball player; a discomfiting portrait of envy and obsession.
Hill, Matt Dines, Lakeith Stanfield and Colin Stark are producing, with Ali Goodwin executive producing. Leslie-Hynan is an associate producer on the project.
Up next for Barnes is the HBO series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, on which he serves as an EP and writer. Based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, the series is debuting March 6.
Barnes has several other projects in the works including a miniseries about the fall and comeback of Tiger Woods. He’s...
- 3/4/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Apple TV+ has confirmed a series order for The Changeling, a drama based on Victor Lavalle’s best-selling book of the same name, with Lakeith Stanfield set to star. Kelly Marcel wrote the adaptation and serves as showrunner. Queen & Slim helmer and Insecure alum Melina Matsoukas will direct.
The Changeling, from Annapurna and Apple Studios, is a fairytale for grown-ups. A horror story, a parenthood fable and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed.
In the Lavelle’s book, when Apollo — the role that Stanfield will be playing — and Emma have their baby, Brian, it feels like both a reward and a challenge for the new dad. Apollo, the son of a single mother, had been scraping by as a bookseller who hunts estate and garage sales for rare first editions, so even the unusual circumstance...
The Changeling, from Annapurna and Apple Studios, is a fairytale for grown-ups. A horror story, a parenthood fable and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed.
In the Lavelle’s book, when Apollo — the role that Stanfield will be playing — and Emma have their baby, Brian, it feels like both a reward and a challenge for the new dad. Apollo, the son of a single mother, had been scraping by as a bookseller who hunts estate and garage sales for rare first editions, so even the unusual circumstance...
- 8/25/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Lakeith Stanfield will star in an adaptation of the Victor Lavalle novel “The Changeling,” which has been ordered to series at Apple, Variety has learned.
The series is described as a fairytale for grown-ups. It is further described as a horror story, a parenthood fable, and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed.
Kelly Marcel will write the adaptation in addition to serving as executive producer and showrunner on the series. Melina Matsoukas will direct and executive produce. Stanfield will also executive produce in addition to starring. Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Patrick Chu, and Ali Krug will executive produce on behalf of Annapurna. Matsoukas will executive produce through her De La Revolution Films, and Khaliah Neal will co-executive produce. The series will be produced by Apple Studios and Annapurna.
Stanfield broke out with his role on the critically-acclaimed FX series “Atlanta,” with the third...
The series is described as a fairytale for grown-ups. It is further described as a horror story, a parenthood fable, and a perilous odyssey through a New York City you didn’t know existed.
Kelly Marcel will write the adaptation in addition to serving as executive producer and showrunner on the series. Melina Matsoukas will direct and executive produce. Stanfield will also executive produce in addition to starring. Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle, Patrick Chu, and Ali Krug will executive produce on behalf of Annapurna. Matsoukas will executive produce through her De La Revolution Films, and Khaliah Neal will co-executive produce. The series will be produced by Apple Studios and Annapurna.
Stanfield broke out with his role on the critically-acclaimed FX series “Atlanta,” with the third...
- 8/25/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Lakeith Stanfield is quickly becoming a major player in Hollywood. The Sorry to Bother You star has signed on to headline and serve as an executive producer in Notes From a Young Black Chef, a film adaptation based on the memoir about 29 year-old American-Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi, which he co-wrote with Joshua David Stein. A24 optioned the rights and will finance the feature with Stephen “Dr” Love producing.
Randy McKinnon has been brought on to adapt the screenplay, which follows Onwuachi’s journey from his childhood in the Bronx with a mostly single mother to opening a fine-dining restaurant in Washington DC at the age of 26.
Onwuachi, who appeared on Bravo’s Top Chef, most recently won the 2019 James Beard award for Rising Chef of the Year.
A director has yet to be named. Colin Stark will also serve as executive producer alongside Stanfield.
Variety was first to report this news.
Randy McKinnon has been brought on to adapt the screenplay, which follows Onwuachi’s journey from his childhood in the Bronx with a mostly single mother to opening a fine-dining restaurant in Washington DC at the age of 26.
Onwuachi, who appeared on Bravo’s Top Chef, most recently won the 2019 James Beard award for Rising Chef of the Year.
A director has yet to be named. Colin Stark will also serve as executive producer alongside Stanfield.
Variety was first to report this news.
- 7/16/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Lakeith Stanfield is set to star in a feature film adaptation of American-Nigerian chef Kwame Onwuachi’s memoir, “Notes From a Young Black Chef,” with A24 on board to finance the film.
Randy McKinnon will adapt the script from the memoir, which was penned by Onwuachi and Joshua David Stein. Knopf recently acquired the publishing rights to the memoir, and the film rights were snapped up shortly afterwards.
Stephen “Dr” Love will produce, with Stanfield and Colin Stark executive producing. No director is yet attached.
The story follows Onwuachi’s unprecedented journey from childhood in the Bronx with a mostly single mother to opening a fine-dining restaurant in Washington D.C. at the age of 26. The story encompasses the extreme highs and lows of his path to becoming a chef in a mostly white, elitist industry, including financing his first catering business by selling candy on the subway, appearing on “Top Chef,...
Randy McKinnon will adapt the script from the memoir, which was penned by Onwuachi and Joshua David Stein. Knopf recently acquired the publishing rights to the memoir, and the film rights were snapped up shortly afterwards.
Stephen “Dr” Love will produce, with Stanfield and Colin Stark executive producing. No director is yet attached.
The story follows Onwuachi’s unprecedented journey from childhood in the Bronx with a mostly single mother to opening a fine-dining restaurant in Washington D.C. at the age of 26. The story encompasses the extreme highs and lows of his path to becoming a chef in a mostly white, elitist industry, including financing his first catering business by selling candy on the subway, appearing on “Top Chef,...
- 7/15/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Legendary has just won an auction for feature rights to Prince of Cats, the graphic novel written by Ron Wimberly that will be developed as a star vehicle for Lakeith Stanfield, who just starred in Sorry To Bother You and Get Out. The graphic novel was originally published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint and now published by Image Comics. Janet and Kate Zucker of Zucker Productions are producing.
Selwyn Sefyu Hinds is attached to adapt. The graphic novel is described as ‘80s hip-hop retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless classic Romeo & Juliet– only this time, we follow Tybalt’s perspective as he and his Capulet crew navigate a violent Brooklyn where underground sword dueling with the Montagues blossoms alongside a vibrant music scene.
Hinds is the former editor in chief of The Source magazine, who most recently adapted Who Fears Death for HBO, a post-apocalyptic drama based on the sci-fi...
Selwyn Sefyu Hinds is attached to adapt. The graphic novel is described as ‘80s hip-hop retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless classic Romeo & Juliet– only this time, we follow Tybalt’s perspective as he and his Capulet crew navigate a violent Brooklyn where underground sword dueling with the Montagues blossoms alongside a vibrant music scene.
Hinds is the former editor in chief of The Source magazine, who most recently adapted Who Fears Death for HBO, a post-apocalyptic drama based on the sci-fi...
- 8/1/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Siddharth Dhananjay, who made his feature debut in Sundance standout Patti Cake$, has signed with Apa.
Dhananjay got his start on YouTube making parody videos of popular R&B songs, which attracted the attention of filmmaker Geremy Jasper, who cast him in his coming-of-age rap story that was picked up by Fox Searchlight out of the Utah festival.
Dhananjay was recently cast in Sony's Bloodshot, starring Vin Diesel. The actor is also repped by manager Colin Stark. ...
Dhananjay got his start on YouTube making parody videos of popular R&B songs, which attracted the attention of filmmaker Geremy Jasper, who cast him in his coming-of-age rap story that was picked up by Fox Searchlight out of the Utah festival.
Dhananjay was recently cast in Sony's Bloodshot, starring Vin Diesel. The actor is also repped by manager Colin Stark. ...
- 7/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Siddharth Dhananjay, who made his feature debut in Sundance standout Patti Cake$, has signed with Apa.
Dhananjay got his start on YouTube making parody videos of popular R&B songs, which attracted the attention of filmmaker Geremy Jasper, who cast him in his coming-of-age rap story that was picked up by Fox Searchlight out of the Utah festival.
Dhananjay was recently cast in Sony's Bloodshot, starring Vin Diesel. The actor is also repped by manager Colin Stark. ...
Dhananjay got his start on YouTube making parody videos of popular R&B songs, which attracted the attention of filmmaker Geremy Jasper, who cast him in his coming-of-age rap story that was picked up by Fox Searchlight out of the Utah festival.
Dhananjay was recently cast in Sony's Bloodshot, starring Vin Diesel. The actor is also repped by manager Colin Stark. ...
- 7/12/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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