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12-04-2020, 06:30 PM
The project is in early development on a new track.
Black List writer Cat Vasko has been hired to work on the feature centered on DC Comics hero Plastic Man.
The project got underway two years ago when Amanda Idoko (The Mayor) had been hired to pen the script for what was meant to be a comedic action-adventure based on the hero created in 1940s.
Vasko’s hiring however is meant to take the project into a new direction entirely. Sources tell THR that the project, which is in the earliest stages of development, will now become a female-leading vehicle. It is unclear if that means a title change or not.
Plastic Man wasn’t initially a DC character, having been created by Jack Cole for Quality Comics in 1941. When Quality went under in 1956, DC bought many of the characters, Plastic Man among them
The hero’s true identity is Patrick “Eel” O’Brian, a crook turned good guy. O’Brian was part of a gang, and during a botched heist is shot and — wouldn’t you know it — also doused with a chemical liquid. Left for dead by the gang, he awakens to find himself imbued with the power to shape-shift and stretch his body into almost anything, thanks to being the most malleable man alive. O’Brian eventually reforms and becomes a police officer.
The character has a certain cult status amongst the comic crowd. He was a member of the Justice League for a time, and even had his own cartoon series.
DC-based film production president Walter Hamada and Chantal Nong are overseeing for the studio.
Vasko has made a name for herself writing strong female stories. She is known for adapting Queen of the Air, the story of trapeze artist Lillian Leitzel that also has Robbie attached to star, and reteamed with the actress for the adaptation of Gin Phillips' novel Fierce Kingdom. She also worked on an adaptation of Boom! comic Lumberjanes when it was set up at Fox (the project is now being developed as an animated series at HBO Max).
Most recently she set up an untitled fairy tale project at Disney+ with Olivia Cooke and LaKeith Stanfield attached to star that is said to turn the classic princess stories on their heads and offer up a modern take.
Vasko is repped by Grandview and Hansen Jacobson.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/cat-vasko-to-pen-female-starring-plastic-man-movie-exclusive
Black List writer Cat Vasko has been hired to work on the feature centered on DC Comics hero Plastic Man.
The project got underway two years ago when Amanda Idoko (The Mayor) had been hired to pen the script for what was meant to be a comedic action-adventure based on the hero created in 1940s.
Vasko’s hiring however is meant to take the project into a new direction entirely. Sources tell THR that the project, which is in the earliest stages of development, will now become a female-leading vehicle. It is unclear if that means a title change or not.
Plastic Man wasn’t initially a DC character, having been created by Jack Cole for Quality Comics in 1941. When Quality went under in 1956, DC bought many of the characters, Plastic Man among them
The hero’s true identity is Patrick “Eel” O’Brian, a crook turned good guy. O’Brian was part of a gang, and during a botched heist is shot and — wouldn’t you know it — also doused with a chemical liquid. Left for dead by the gang, he awakens to find himself imbued with the power to shape-shift and stretch his body into almost anything, thanks to being the most malleable man alive. O’Brian eventually reforms and becomes a police officer.
The character has a certain cult status amongst the comic crowd. He was a member of the Justice League for a time, and even had his own cartoon series.
DC-based film production president Walter Hamada and Chantal Nong are overseeing for the studio.
Vasko has made a name for herself writing strong female stories. She is known for adapting Queen of the Air, the story of trapeze artist Lillian Leitzel that also has Robbie attached to star, and reteamed with the actress for the adaptation of Gin Phillips' novel Fierce Kingdom. She also worked on an adaptation of Boom! comic Lumberjanes when it was set up at Fox (the project is now being developed as an animated series at HBO Max).
Most recently she set up an untitled fairy tale project at Disney+ with Olivia Cooke and LaKeith Stanfield attached to star that is said to turn the classic princess stories on their heads and offer up a modern take.
Vasko is repped by Grandview and Hansen Jacobson.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/cat-vasko-to-pen-female-starring-plastic-man-movie-exclusive