Heads will roll and battle to remain quiet after experiences that Russian Doll and Poker Face star, Natasha Lyonne is about to guide in a big-screen adaptation of Basketful of Heads, a DC Hill Home comedian e-book collection with an extremely macabre twist. Initially launched in 2019 and written by Joe Hill, the story follows June Department, who, on a mission to rescue her kidnapped boyfriend, comes into possession of a magical axe. The perk (used very loosely right here) of this ornate weapon is that anybody who falls sufferer to decapitation from the axe will proceed on as a completely conscious severed head.
Deadline confirmed that Lyonne has joined the undertaking, which can be directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Amirpour helmed the improbable vampire movie A Woman Walks Dwelling Alone at Evening, so contemplating that unconventional toothy quantity, it feels like an ideal match, regardless that this movie has a far darker comedic streak operating via it.
Bluestone Leisure is growing with Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans serving as producers. Lyonne can even produce beneath her firm, Animal Footage. In an announcement to Deadline, the movie’s lead axe-wielder stated she was “thrilled to work with the ingenious auteur Ana Lily Amirpour on such beloved IP and so grateful that Akiva and Bluestone introduced it to us at Animal to develop. This one’s gonna be a knockout!”
Amirpour added, “I’m very excited to staff up with the wickedly humorous and good Natasha Lyonne to adapt this comedian into a movie. We’re going to carry to life a brand new sort of antihero who will get pulled right into a weird journey that unleashes one thing inside her and turns her life inside out. It’s gonna be darkly humorous, surreal, and bloody as hell.”
Lyonne can be busy over the following yr or so. After voicing Byrdie within the ultimate season of What If…?, she’s additionally set for a mystery role in the upcoming MCU installment, The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Presently, there are not any particulars about her look, however Elizabeth Olsen has already chimed in to say that she wants completely no recommendation coming into the franchise. Moreover, she’ll apply her legendary rasp to animated movies like The Unhealthy Guys 2, in addition to the brand new Smurfs film. Actually, with a to-do listing like that, we’re shocked she will discover the top house. Talking of comedian books, if you happen to’re trying to construct up your studying listing, check out our guide to the best comics of 2024.