‘American Born Chinese’ Star Daniel Wu Developing Comic Book Series ‘Evermind’, Set To Be Adapted For TV & Film
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Daniel Wu (American Born Chinese, Badlands) is co-writing and developing a comic book series with veteran Marvel, DC and Valiant artist Sean Chen, with plans to adapt the property for film and TV starring Wu.
The project, Evermind, will debut via Kickstarter on Tuesday. Evermind, from 247 Comics, tells the story of overlooked innovator Lucas Zhang (whose likeness is inspired by Wu), who has worked his entire life to push humanity beyond the bounds of physical limitations with his incredible developments in neurolink technology.
But his quest for success has come at a cost. Now, in a desperate attempt to save his own humanity — and the life of his only child — Zhang unleashes a powerful new technology that is too dangerous to be trusted.
Now he is selling out and cashing in, and his patented masterworks are serving only two purposes: destruction and desire. “As a minority lead actor, no matter your level of previous success or notable roles, in Hollywood there are only so many parts you are going to be offered.
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