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Warrior Nun Creator in Final Talks to License Comic Rights for Film and TV Universe

Securing the underlying comic rights could give Simon Barry’s Reality Distortion Field access to unused storylines and let the company court partners to expand the franchise.

Overview

  • Reality Distortion Field and series creator Simon Barry are in final negotiations to license parts of Ben Dunn’s Warrior Nun Areala comic IP from Perfect Circle Productions.
  • Perfect Circle Productions holds the live-action adaptation rights that RDF is seeking to license to build a coordinated film-and-television universe.
  • The proposed plan is to use material from the comics, which span more than 100 issues and specials, as the foundation for new films, series, and other media.
  • RDF said the deal is not completed and the company will pitch the project to potential partners at the Toronto market while promoting its film Whatcha Want.
  • There are no current talks with the original Netflix cast, and past plans for a movie trilogy and a separate rights pact did not materialize and have since lapsed.