Michael B. Jordan is getting into the fantasy realm with Warner Bros. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has picked up the rights to Black Leopard, Red Wolf, an African fantasy written by Marlon James said to be in the vein of Game of Thrones.
Black Leopard, Red Wolf the novel was just released on shelves Tuesday, and is apparently the first in a planned trilogy from the acclaimed author of A Brief History of Seven Killings.
Jordan will produce the adaptation via his Outlier Society banner, which he signed a first-look deal with in January.
Per the report, “The tale is set in a fantastical Africa and sees a slave trader hire several mercenaries to find a kidnapped boy. The story’s main character is a man named Tracker and features giants, necromancers, witches and shape-shifters.”