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BLACK: Warner Bros. Pictures Boards Superpowered Graphic Novel Adaptation With Studio 8

It was back in 2017 when Deadline first reported efforts by Studio 8 to advance Black, an independent comic book birthed into fruition and crowdfunded a year prior from creators Kwanza Osajyefo and Tim Smith 3 of Black Mask Studios, with Black Mask Studio’s Matteo Pizzolo also joining as producer. The word now, according to Deadline’s Amanda N’Duka, is that Warner Bros. will be taking the reigns for a feature film adaptation. DC’s Titans producer Bryan Edward Hill will pen the script which “centers on one young man who survives a violent event and realizes that he is part of these extraordinary people, but a secret consortium wants to control these abilities and those who possess them, and he soon finds himself at the center of a war over the future of mankind itself.” Studio 8’s Jeff Robinov, Guy Danella, and John Graham will produce with Pizzolo, and with Black […]

Kickstarted Superhero Comic, BLACK, Opted For Feature Film Treatment

Lee B. Golden III

Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8 is reportedly advancing efforts to bring Black Mask Studios comic book property, Black, to the big screen. Studio 8’s own EVP, Creative, Jon Silk and fellow executive Rishi Rajani are reportedly overseeing the development of the film inspired by the six-issue series. Described as a cross between X-Men and The Wire, Black is set in a world where Kareem Jenkins, a young man who survives a hail of bullets, discovers he’s part of a larger, oppressive conspiracy in a world where only Black people have superpowers. Deadline‘s exclusive on Thursday briefly highlights the comic by way of its protagonist and millieu. “The day I got shot changed my life,” Jenkins says in the latest issue with its references to the Black Live Matters movement, the “unjustly incarcerated” and explosive racial tensions. “Not because I got up, but because of all the people who can’t,” the character […]

Everyone Is A Target In The Official Webseries Trailer For BLACK: SEASON TWO

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a couple of years since the journey began for filmmaker and series creator Frank T. Ziede to bring the new espionage military action series, Black to fruition as a sprawling military epic filled with thrills and intrigue following efforts via Kickstarter. Thankfully, the independently-funded action-packed show found an audience with the first season last year, and Ziede and the creators have now responded in kind with a second season to release sometime next year. Now enfused with a slightly larger budget and more resources, Black: Season 2 is adding more characters, more layers to its epic backdrop, and more high-impact drama and intense action. If that doesn’t draw your attention then perhaps the brand new trailer released this week will suit your needs. Starring 22-year veteran and former Navy SEAL, actor Mikal Vega (Transformers: Age Of Extinction, G.I. Joe: Retaliation), Black centers on the leader of a special-ops […]

A New Threat Looms In The New Second Season Teaser For BLACK: THE SERIES

Lee B. Golden III

Filmmaker Frank T. Ziede had a stellar first run last year with season one of his independently-funded online action series, Black, starring 22-year veteran and former Navy SEAL, actor Mikal Vega (Transformers: Age Of Extinction, G.I. Joe: Retaliation) as the leader of a special-ops team created in response to a terrorist attack on American soil. Since then, the success of season one led to a season two greenlight with much more potential to present a story greater in depth, size and scale to up the ante, and thanks to another victorious fundraiser back in March, Ziede and his team plan to do just that. Of course, what this means is a threat greater than just a few rotten apples. That’s right. Our heroes will now be dealing with a horde of high-level mercenaries led by a criminal cyberterrorism organization aimed at targeting the world’s financial markets from within the U.S.. […]

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Help Crowdfund Season Two Of Online Hit Action Webseries, BLACK!

Lee B. Golden III

If you happen to be a fan of cinematic military-style action, combat, suspense and drama, then unless you’ve heard of independent filmmaker and series creator Frank T. Ziede‘s new webseries, Black, you may want to pay attention. Last year’s successful crowdfunding and delivery of the first season for Ziede‘s new action series about a covert-ops team created in response to domestic terrorism, has earned fanwide approval of a second season with new and returning cast members led by actor and former Navy Seal veteran Mikal Vega. And as a result, the bar is now being raised for more action, longer episodes and all the necessary trimmings to further expand the scope of the Black universe. About a month after the first season began airing last year, Film Combat Syndicate spoke to Ziede during an e-mail interview in which the director offered a little bit of insight on what fans could expect […]

My Interview With Filmmaker FRANK T. ZIEDE On His New Online Action Series, BLACK

Lee B. Golden III

Independent filmmaker Frank T. Ziede is well known as a multi-faceted actor, writer, producer and short film director according to his IMDb page. As of this summer, however, Frank has turned to the internet to showcase his brand new military action webseries, Black, which has aired as of August 26. With five episodes of its first season now available online and thousands of subscribers already lining up, the series has begun earning appeal among viewers for its true-to-form style of entertainiment similar to films like Act Of Valor and television shows like 24, in addition high production scale and value, taking viewers into the battlefield where all the action is, in addition to an eclectic cast of characters led by actor and military veteran Mikal Vega. Film Combat Syndicate was recently invited to share an email dialogue with Frank this week about this webseries, and I’m very happy to present […]