Sony Taps Writers For Valiant's Harbinger Movie

04/17/2017 03:52 pm EDT

While Marvel and DC are already deep into their cinematic universes, Valiant is just getting started. The comic publisher has a few live-action titles in some stage of pre-production, and their first film just got a little closer to becoming a reality.

According to Deadline, Sony has officially chosen Justin Tipping and Joshua Beirne-Golden to pen the script for Valiant's Harbinger. The young writers join producer Neal Moritz on the film, who's latest project - Fate Of The Furious - is breaking box office records.

Harbinger will be the first Valiant Comics movie that Sony releases, and they have a deal for four more films following that. The film will be a team-up of sorts, as the Harbinger title follows a team of young super-powered outcasts.

The Harbinger movie will be followed by a Bloodshot solo film. The goal is to give many of the characters their each individual movie, before coming back together for Harbinger Wars, based on the comic crossover event in 2013.

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Harbinger may be the first movie from the Valiant Comics universe, but the characters will be seen in live-action form by audiences by the end of the year. Valiant has teased a web series called Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe, and it will introduce the world to many of the characters. However, this series won't tie in to the upcoming films.

For a look at some of Neal Moritz' work, be sure to check out Fate Of The Furious, in theaters now.

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Now that Dom and Letty are on their honeymoon and Brian and Mia have retired from the game — and the rest of the crew has been exonerated — the globetrotting team has found a semblance of a normal life. But when a mysterious woman (Charlize Theron) seduces Dom into the world of crime he can't seem to escape and a betrayal of those closest to him, they will face trials that will test them as never before.

From the shores of Cuba and the streets of New York City to the icy plains off the arctic Barents Sea, our elite force will crisscross the globe to stop an anarchist from unleashing chaos on the world's stage…and to bring home the man who made them a family.

For Fast and the Furious, Vin Diesel is joined by a returning all-star cast that includes Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Nathalie Emmanuel, Elsa Pataky and Kurt Russell. In addition to Theron, the series welcomes newcomers Scott Eastwood and Oscar winner Helen Mirren. The film is directed by F. Gary Gray (Straight Outta Compton) and produced by returning producers Neal H. Moritz, Michael Fottrell and Diesel.

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