The ‘Matrix’ filmmaker teams with Trustbridge Entertainment, Circle Management + Production, Powerhouse Animation Studios, and Line Mileage on the film project, with a screenplay by Alvaro Rodriguez and Warren Wagner.
Trustbridge Entertainment has acquired the rights to develop author Andrew Joseph White’s debut novel Hell Followed with Us into a full-length animated feature. Overseeing the development of the manga-inspired horror/action thriller are Lilly Wachowski (The Matrix, Sense 8) and Sarah Marie Flores through their Anarchists United shingle.
Alvaro Rodriguez (Machete, Seis Manos) and Warren Wagner (The Only Safe Place Left Is The Dark) will pen the script.
“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, Hell Followed with Us is about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against one’s oppressors. The book tells the story of transgender teen Benji, who flees the fundamentalist cult that unleashed Armageddon, but not before the cult infected him with a bioweapon that will transform him into a rotting beast—and wipe out what’s left of humanity. Benji teams up with a found family of teenagers holed up in an LGBTQ+ youth center for survival.
White’s manager Kimberly Guidone executive produces. Circle Management + Production’s Lawrence Mattis, Daniel Dominguez, Brad Graeber, and Line Mileage’s Jacob Robinson produce.
Source: Trustbridge Entertainment
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