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  • Blake Lively to headline Lady Killer adaptation

    By Express News Service
    Blake Lively is set to star in the live-action adaptation of the comic series Lady Killer. Set in the 1950s, the comic books, written by Joelle Jones and Jamie S Rich, follow Josie Schuller (to be played by Lively in the film), who leads a double life as an ordinary housewife and a highly-trained killer for hire. The comic book series was first published by Dark Horse in 2015.

    Distributed by Netflix, Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg of Dark Horse Entertainment along with Lively and Kate Vorhoff for B for Effort will be producing the film. Screenwriter Diablo Cody, who won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Juno, will be adapting the comic book into the feature film.

    Cody has always written the screenplay for the upcoming Madonna biopic produced by Universal, which Madonna is set to direct.

    Lively was last seen in the 2020 release The Rhythm Section, which also featured Jude Law and Sterling K. Brown.

  • Blake Lively to star in Netflix adaptation of ‘Lady Killer’ comic book

    By PTI
    LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Blake Lively has signed on to headline the Netflix feature “Lady Killer”, based on the Dark Horse Comic series. According to Entertainment Weekly, “The Rhythm Section” actor will also serve as producer on the film to be adapted by Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody.

    “Lady Killer” is a comic book series written by Joelle Jones and Jamie S Rich, illustrated by Jones, and coloured by Laura Allred. In the film, Lively will play Josie Schuller, who, on the face of it, is the perfect 1950’s housewife.

    But when she’s not catering to the needs of her family, she leads a secret life as a highly-trained killer for hire. The picture will be produced by Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg of Dark Horse Entertainment along with Lively and Kate Vorhoff for B for Effort.

    Cody, whose scripting credits include “Juno” and “Tully”, most recently wrote the upcoming Madonna biopic at Universal, which Madonna will direct. Lively’s husband, actor Ryan Reynolds is best known for playing the foul-mouthed Marvel Comics hero Deadpool.

    In 2011, the couple co-starred in Warner Bros’ “Green Lantern”, which was a DC Comics adaptation.