{"id":1368,"date":"2021-04-21T15:56:10","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T19:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2023-12-12T06:07:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T11:07:12","slug":"universal-1440-taps-latina-authors-to-script-47-ronin-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/?p=1368","title":{"rendered":"Universal 1440 Taps Latina Authors to  Script 47 RONIN Sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crossing cultures as well as swords, the script for Universal 1440\u2019s projected <strong><i>47 Ronin<\/i><\/strong> sequel will be written by two women of color:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Aimee Garcia and AJ Mendez.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Garcia, who stars on Netflix\u2019s <strong><i>Lucifer<\/i><\/strong>, is also starring in Marvel\u2019s <strong><i>MODOK<\/i><\/strong>, slated to premiere on Hulu in May. Mendez, a former championship wrestler, co-authors with Garcia a number of comic-book series, including <strong><i>Glow<\/i> <\/strong><i>and <strong>Dungeons and Dragons<\/strong>.<\/i> Another of their titles, <i>Wonder Woman<\/i>, will be published this summer by DC Comics.<\/p>\n<p>Mendez\u2019s best-selling memoir, <i>Crazy Is My Superpower<\/i>, will be adapted for<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>the screen by Scrappy Heart Productions,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>which the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>two women started to bring more diverse voices into the media. The yet-unnamed film will be directed by Ron Yuan as a sequel to the high-grossing Keanu Reeves swashbuckler that debuted in 2013. <strong><i>47 Ronin<\/i><\/strong> is a fictionalized version of a real-life incident in 18<sup>th<\/sup> century Japan when a group of warriors vowed to avenge the death of their master by a bloodthirsty shogun.<\/p>\n<p>Garcia was quoted in <i>Deadline<\/i> as saying: \u201cAJ and I are excited to write a diverse and inclusive action film,\u201d noting Yuan\u2019s vision \u201cto blend martial arts, horror, cyberpunk and action.\u201d Mendez added that \u201cas creators of color, we\u2019re honored to be part o a modern, multicultural story with powerful female leads.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;left:-99195px;\"> online pharmacy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gcbhllc.org\/image\/jpg\/albuterol.html\">albuterol over the counter<\/a> with best prices today in the USA <\/div>\n<p>\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crossing cultures as well as swords, the script for Universal 1440\u2019s projected 47 Ronin sequel will be written by two women of color:\u00a0 Aimee Garcia and AJ Mendez.\u00a0 Garcia, who stars on Netflix\u2019s Lucifer, is also starring in Marvel\u2019s MODOK, slated to premiere on Hulu in May. 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