Selwyn Seyfu Hinds To Adapt Graphic Novel Prince Of Cats For Legendary, Lakeith Stanfield Attached To StarPosted by Wilson Morales
August 1, 2018
Source: Deadline
Deadline is reporting that Selwyn Sefyu Hinds, a former editor in chief of The Source magazine who most recently adapted Who Fears Death for HBO, is attached to adapt the graphic novel “Prince Of Cats” for Legendary; which picked up the rights for a feature film as a starring vehicle for Lakeith Stanfield.
The graphic novel, written by Ron Wimberly, is described as ‘80s hip-hop retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless classic Romeo & Juliet– only this time, we follow Tybalt’s perspective as he and his Capulet crew navigate a violent Brooklyn where underground sword dueling with the Montagues blossoms alongside a vibrant music scene.
The graphic novel was originally published by DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint and now published by Image Comics. Janet and Kate Zucker of Zucker Productions are producing.
Hinds’ adaptation of William & Ellen Craft’s book, Running A Thousand Miles For Freedom, recently landed Zendaya to star.
He is repped by Paradigm, Ellen Goldsmith-Vein and Lindsay Williams at The Gotham Group and attorney Gordon Bobb; CAA and Colin Stark at Stark Management and Lev Ginsburg rep Stanfield and Paradigm reps the producers.
