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Universal Sets Archie Comics Feature With Phil Lord and Christopher Miller Producing

Comic writer Tom King is writing the screenplay as the film’s plot and format remain under wraps.

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Archie Comics is getting the big screen treatment. (Shutterstock)
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Overview

  • Emma Watts, Archie Comics CEO Jon Goldwater, and Lord Miller president Aditya Sood will produce, with Universal executives Britt Hennemuth and Christine Sun overseeing.
  • It is not yet clear whether the project will be live-action or animated, and story specifics have not been disclosed.
  • Multiple trade outlets credit reporter Jeff Sneider with first breaking the news of the Lord & Miller attachment.
  • The development comes as Archie marks roughly 85 years of publishing and follows recent screen incarnations including The CW’s Riverdale and Netflix’s Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.
  • A separate Afterlife With Archie streaming series was reported by Sneider with Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa attached, which remains single-source and unconfirmed.