Lilly Wachowski’s Anarchists United Developing ‘Hell Followed With Us’ Into Animated Pic With Trustbridge Entertainment & More
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Production company Trustbridge Entertainment has taken dramatic rights to shepherd author Andrew Joseph White’s queer debut novel, Hell Followed With Us, into a full-length animated feature with The Matrix co-architect Lilly Wachowski and Sarah Marie Flores producing through their Anarchists United shingle.
Also producing will be Circle Management + Production Founding Partner Lawrence Mattis (Work in Progress), Powerhouse Animation Studios (Castlevania, Masters of the Universe), and producers Daniel Dominguez (Gen: Lock, Seis Manos), Brad Graeber (Castlevania, Blood of Zeus) and Jacob Robinson (Skull Island, Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft) of Line Mileage.
Screenwriters Alvaro Rodriguez (Machete, Seis Manos) and Warren Wagner (The Only Safe Place Left Is The Dark) are adapting. “Hell Followed With Us is such a visceral combination of dystopian fantasy, action, and horror that turning it into an epic anime-inspired feature was a no-brainer,” said Trustbridge Entertainment President Bob Higgins. “The gut-wrenchingly honest personal journey that is truly the heart of this story requires filmmakers with an authentic point of view to translate, and that is exactly what we’ve got with this dream team of producers and writers.” “Anarchists United and Circle M+P are beyond thrilled to be a part of this amazing team in support of Andrew Joseph White’s harrowing novel,” shared Wachowski, Mattis, and Flores. “Hell Followed With Us shines a much-needed light on the power of found family and the imperative to protect our LGBTQIA+ siblings in the fight against dogmatic hate.” Published in 2022 by Peachtree Teen, an imprint of Peachtree Publishing Company, Hell Followed With Us tells the story of transgender teen
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