Chris Pratt’s ‘Cowboy Ninja Viking’ Movie Is Still Happening, Gets Two New Writers
Chris Prattmay be the star of two of the biggest franchises today, but his pet projectCowboy Ninja Vikingjust can’t seem to get off the ground. But the comic book adaptation has been steadily galloping (Sneaking? Sailing?) toward the big screen, withMichelle MacLarenannounced as the director earlier this year. Now, two new writers have joined the team to tackle the script of this long-gestating movie.
Universal has tappedDan Mazeau, who pennedWrath of the Titans, andRyan Engle, who worked on the Liam Neeson action moviesThe CommuterandNon-Stopas well as Dwayne Johnson’sRampage, to take a crack at the script forCowboy Ninja Viking, according toThe Hollywood Reporter.
They will be the second duo to tackle the script afterCraig Mazin(The Hangover II) andEric Pearson(Thor: Ragnarok). The original draft was penned byZombielandwritersPaul WernickandRhett Reese.
Pratt is set to star as an assassin with multiple personality disorder who is part of a counter-intelligence unit full of agents known as Triplets. But as the deadliest Triplet — who can manifest into the personas of a cowboy, a ninja, and a Viking — he is soon called to take down his own cohorts.
Here’s the official synopsis of the comic:
It started with Dr. Sebastian Ghislain: rogue psychotherapist/covert op/DJ. Tasked with creating a counter-intelligence unit, he turned to those long thought useless to society…patients with Multiple Personality Disorder. These agents became known simply as Triplets. Misguided? Yeah. Impractical? Sure. But did it work? Absolutely not. Now someone has located each Triplet and created a band of ridiculously disturbed, but highly effective assassins. Our only hope? A Triplet known as Cowboy Ninja Viking!
It’s been a long road to production forCowboy Ninja Viking. The script has been bouncing around Hollywoodsince 2010, but when Prattsigned on in 2014, it seemed like a sure sign that the film would move forward. Still the film was met with delays and rewrites. Now underMacLaren’sleadership, it seems the comic book adaptation could make its intended 2019 release date.
