Los Angeles-based film finance and production company Cristal Pictures has acquired an original pitch entitled The Steward from John Wick creator Derek Kolstad (screenwriter of the Wick franchise), it was announced by Cristal President Scott Einbinder.
Kolstad, creator of the hugely successful John Wick franchise and screenwriter of John Wick and John Wick: Chapter 2, was recently confirmed to write the screenplay for the third installment, John Wick: Chapter 3, for Lionsgate.
The pitch was brought into Cristal by EVP of production Nick D’Angelo and was acquired in an aggressive pre-emptive bid.
Cristal will fully-finance and produce what is planned as a first installment of a potential franchise with worldwide theatrical appeal, including in China.