SDCC 2014: Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander talk Concrete ParkPosted by Wilson Morales
July 31, 2014
Back again at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con to promote their comic book Concrete Park from Dark Horse Presents are husband and wife Tony Puryear and Erika Alexander.
When young Earth outcasts are exiled to “Scare City,” a vast outpost on a distant desert planet, they must find a path to redemption or be destroyed by their own violence. Concrete Park, a dark, sexy sci-fi saga by Tony Puryear (screenwriter of Eraser) and Erika Alexander (Living Single), is filled with unforgettable protagonists, a colorful supporting cast, redemption, romance, and nonstop action presented in an exceptional, vibrant style.
Tony Puryear is the first African American screenwriter to write a $100 million summer movie blockbuster. His 1996 hit Eraser catapulted him into a career writing pictures for A listers Jerry Bruckheimer (Buck Rogers), Will Smith, and Oliver Stone. Puryear’s adaptation of the Ray Bradbury classic Fahrenheit 451 for Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson has circulated in Hollywood for years as a legendary unproduced script.
Erika Alexander is an award-winning actress, best known for her portrayal of Cousin Pam on The Cosby Show and Max on Living Single. She has starred recently on the critically-acclaimed AMC series Low Winter Sun and on ABC’s Last Man Standing. Her notable film credits include Love Liza with Philip Seymour Hoffman and the upcoming Elsa & Fred opposite Oscar-winners Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer. Erika is very proud to have sent Denzel Washington back in time in the late Tony Scott’s sci-fi thriller DejaVu.
A multi-threat creator, she is the writer and producer of the upcoming feature film, Rise and Shine, The Boys Choir of Harlem Story.
In speaking with Blackfilm.com while at Comic-Con, Puryear and Alexander talked about what’s new with the comic and the marketing of it so that it gets a broader audience.
