Archie: Riverdale Character Scores New Movie & TV Show, First Details Revealed
Archie is returning for not one, but two different projects.
The Archie Andrews character was originally created in 1941 by John L. Goldwater, Bob Montana, and Vic Bloom. The main character of the Archie Comics franchise, he was portrayed by KJ Apa in the CW Network’s Riverdale show, which ran for seven seasons from 2017 to 2023.
What do we know about the Archie show and movie?
First reported by Jeff Sneider’s The InSneider, a new movie based on Archie Comics is now in the works at Universal Studios. Supergirl’s Tom King is writing the script, while Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Emma Wats, and Jon Goldwater will serve as producers.
“Sources say the film will be inspired, in part, by the comic book Archie: The Married Life, which presents Archie with two alternate futures — one in which he marries girl-next-door Betty Cooper, and one where he marries sexy heiress Veronica Lodge,” Sneider said.
The new movie isn’t the only Riverdale project that’s in the works. Sneider further reports that Disney Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television Studios are partnering to make a Disney+ show based on Afterlife with Archie, a 10-issue comic series that launched in 2013.
“When Jughead’s beloved pet Hot Dog is killed in a hit and run, Jughead turns to the only person he knows who can help bring back his furry best friend—Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” a description of Afterlife with Archie reads. “Using dark, forbidden magic, Sabrina is successful, and Hot Dog returns to the land of the living. But he’s not the same… and soon, the darkness he brings back with him from beyond the grave begins to spread, forcing Archie, Betty, Veronica, and the gang to try to escape from Riverdale!”
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who was the showrunner on Riverdale and wrote Afterlife with Archie, will serve as the showrunner on the Disney+ show. Sneider says the show will be developed over the next year with “the goal of getting it greenlit by next summer.”
Originally reported by Brandon Schreur at SuperHeroHype.
Source: Comingsoon.net