The TV take of Archie Comics, Riverdale , spanned 137 episodes on the CW, and ran from 2017-2023, but Universal Pictures believes there are more Archie stories to tell on the big screen. The studio has a project in the works with Tom King adapting the 85-year old comic and Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and former 20th Century Studios film boss Emma Watts producing.

King wrote the DC Comic Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow which was adapted into Craig Gillespie directed movie, set for release next summer. He’s also a writer and EP on HBO/DC Studios’ upcoming Lanterns series.

Watts brought the project to Lord & Miller with King. Archie Comics CEO and publisher Jon Goldwater will produce. Aditya Sood, the President of Lord Miller will produce the company’s first look at Uni.

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