Acclaimed Comic Coming To Film Via BAD IDEA Developed, Independently Financed Script From Blockbuster Screenwriter Behind Multiple Horror Hits Including M3GAN Franchise
, /PRNewswire/ — As revealed exclusively at the Hollywood Reporter, trailblazing new comic book publisher BAD IDEA announced today that they are adapting their celebrated comic book series, THE LOT, into a feature film. BAD IDEA has tapped blockbuster screenwriter Akela Cooper to script. Cooper’s resume boasts a list of critical and commercial hits including James Wan’s MALIGNANT, THE NUN II and the M3GAN franchise. Cooper scripted the sequel, M3GAN 2.0, which is set for release next summer. The film will be produced by Dinesh Shamdasani and Benjamin Simpson for BAD IDEA, alongside Akela Cooper. Development financing comes from Smartest Termite and producers Andrew Gallina & Shahin Chandrasoma.
THE LOT is a horror story set in the most miserable, vicious pit of vipers — a Hollywoodstudio …