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Chad Stahelski Boards Feature Film Adaptation of Political Comic Calexit

Featuring a spec script by co-creator Matteo Pizzolo, the adaptation is seeking studio or streaming financing

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Overview

  • Chad Stahelski and his 87Eleven Entertainment partners have signed on to produce the Calexit feature with Black Mask Studios’ creative team
  • Matteo Pizzolo, who co-founded Black Mask and co-created the comic, has written the spec script and will serve as a producer
  • The project remains in early development without a committed studio or streaming partner for financing and distribution
  • Calexit was originally optioned for a television series by MRC in a five-studio bidding war before the rights reverted to Black Mask Studios
  • Since its 2017 debut, the comic has gone through seven printings and spawned multiple spinoffs with its near-future political storyline