Netflix adapts LGBTQ graphic novel series ‘The Witch Boy’ into animated musical

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Netflix has unveiled plans for Sulwe, an animated musical feature based on the graphic novel series of the same title by Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o. The book, featured in its own episode of the Netflix original series Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices!, features Sulwe, whose skin is darker than everyone she knows as she wants to be beautiful and bright.

Also Read: Lupita Nyong'o Claps Back at Kenya Official Who Said Star Was 'Inaccessible' for Tourism Ambassador RoleNo director, cast or composer is attached just yet.The book was published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. Nyong’o read “Sulwe” earlier this year as part of “Bookmarks,” a live action series featuring prominent Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books from other Black authors that highlight the Black experience.

Netflix said Thursday that it is turning Sulwe, the bestselling children’s book by Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, into an animated musical, the latest move by the streamer to bolster its feature animation slate that already includes Richard Linklater’s Apollo 10½: A Space Age Adventure, Henry Selick’s Wendell & Wild, Nora Twomey’s My Father’s Dragon and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio among others.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix and Belgium’s Flemish community public service broadcaster VRT have commissioned eight-part crime drama “Diamonds.”Co-created by Yuval Yefet (“Fauda,” “Line in the Sand”) and Rotem Shamir (“Hostages,” “Fauda,” “Line in the Sand”), who also directs, the series with mafia-style undertones, is set within Antwerp’s diamond district and follows the struggles of one of the city’s most influential diamond-dealing families.“Diamonds,” to be shot in Dutch, English and Yiddish,

Cypress Hill are gearing up to release a graphic novel to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.Cypress Hill: Tres Equis will map out the origin story of the LA rap group, whose 1990 debut spawned the hits ‘Hand On The Pump’ and ‘How I Could Just Kill A Man’, the latter of which famously appeared in the 2Pac-starring movie Juice.“Before they became icons, Louis and Senen were just a couple of teenage cholos from around the way, trying to stay out of trouble — until a

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBrian Jacques’ beloved “Redwall” books are being adapted into a feature film and TV series thanks to a new rights deal between Netflix and Penguin Random House Children. The fantasy novels have sold 30 million copies globally and have attracted an avid following with their tales of heroism, villainy and derring do all played out by mice, moles, hares and badgers.

The Summer I Turned Pretty, the YA novel series from Jenny Han, the author behind To All The Boys I Loved Before, is being turned into a television series for Amazon.

Machine Gun Kelly is set to release a new graphic novel based on his 2019 album ‘Hotel Diablo’.The novel, also called Hotel Diablo, is described as a horror anthology that’s “a waystation for the soul”. It was co-written by Kelly (real name Colson Baker) alongside Eliot Rahal and Ryan Cady.A synopsis describes the new project as “a place where your deeds in life are the keys to your eternity in the afterlife.

Secret affairs never seem to work out very well for those people involved. And in the world of TV, when a cheating spouse is figured out, it can lead to some pretty dangerous situations.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Netflix has just confirmed the cast members for its upcoming new horror series “The Midnight Club,” based on the Christopher Pike novel of the same name as well as other creative works by the author.

Haim have been tipped to compose original music for a forthcoming animated Netflix film, The Witch Boy.In a post on The Most, Netflix’s Twitter account for queer-centred content, they revealed that the film is currently in production.“In a world where girls are born witches and boys shapeshifters,” the post reads, “a young boy named Aster discovers his own witch abilities and embarks on an adventure to defeat a mysterious evil.”“Oh, and original music from HAIM!!” the post concludes, confirming

The Doors have shared an excerpt from their forthcoming graphic novel Morrison Hotel.Published by Z2 Comics, the biographical adaptation is a collaboration between writer Leah Moore, daughter of comic book legend Alan Moore, and surviving band members guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore.Several artists from around the world have contributed to the graphic novel.A series of illustrations, which captures the moments leading up to the band’s infamous March 1, 1969 show at the Dinner

Money Heist is rated certificate 18 Takers is an exciting action and adventure film from 2010 directed by John Luessenhop. The story line involves a group of bank robbers whose multi-million dollar pan is interrupted by a determined detective.

Also Read: 2021 Grammy Nominations: Beyoncé, Dua Lipa, Roddy Ricch, Taylor Swift Lead PackMaria Melnik wrote the screenplay. Vertigo Entertainment is producing the film, along with Roy Lee, Miri Yoon and Ryan Harris.“It has been a lifelong dream of mine to create an animated film that pushes the medium forward, both in content and form.

Minkyu Lee’s world of sorcery and shapeshifting will take center stage in The Witch Boy, Netflix’s newest animated musical feature film. 

Deadline reported Wednesday.Bridgertonportrays upper-class life in Regency England, giving a subversive take on the period with color-blind casting and a storyline that heavily focuses on the lives of women.The series was released Dec. 25 on Netflix and was described by GQ Magazine as a combination of “Gossip Girl” and “Downton Abbey.”“I think the show really provides an incredible escape for audiences at a time where that’s exactly what’s needed,” director Chris Van Dusen said.

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