John Wick directors to adapt Bloodshot comic for Sonys new superhero movieverse

The duo behind this year’s badass Keanu Reeves actioner John Wick will bring their keen kinetic eye(s) to the world of comic book movies. As reported by THR, David Leitch and Chad Stahelski are on board to direct Bloodshot, an adaptation of the Valiant Entertainment title that’s set to kickstart a whole new superhero cinematic universe over at Sony. The film is the first of five announced titles that are expected to drop over the next several years, as part of a deal between the studio and the comic book publisher.

Bloodshot follows the story of a left-for-dead soldier who returns from the grave via the workings of a super shady government operation. Embedded with nanotechnology, he is transformed into a relentless killing machine who can regenerate tissue when injured. Sounds a little like Wolvie - so you can count us in.

The studio’s overall plan is to release Bloodshot in 2017 and another connected Valiant title Harbinger at some unknown time after that. Both will receive sequels before the fifth movie - Harbinger Wars - will tie everything together, inspired by the 2013 comic book crossover. Valiant Entertainment’s Dinesh Shamdasani, Neal H. Moritz (The Fast and The Furious series) and Toby Jaffe (21 Jump Street) are executive producing the entire quintet.

Gem Seddon is a freelance writer working to keep all of you updated on all of the latest and greatest movies and shows on streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime. Outside of entertainment journalism, Gem can frequently be found writing about the alternative health and wellness industry, and obsessing over all things Aliens and Terminator on Twitter.