Wattpad Webtoon Studios is tackling an adaptation of Hawk, its popular sci-fi webnovel by Mike Booth, tapping Christopher Yost to pen the project.
The project is being developed as an animated series, which Yost, a Marvel Comics scribe who segued to screenwriting with Thor: Ragnarok and The Mandalorian, will write.
Executive producing will be Aron Levitz, David Madden, Taylor Grant and Sydney Bright for Webtoon.
Booth’s webnovel follows the adventures of space bounty hunter Kas Balera. When a disaster of epic proportions rocks the entire solar system, Balera must rally a stolen federal robot, a child genius and her trusty ship, the Calista, in order to save the galaxy from destruction.
The novel has over 1 million reads on Wattpad.
“Mike Booth’s Hawk is everything I love in sci-fi — it’s action, adventure, mystery and intrigue, mind-blowing new worlds, aliens and tech, all wrapped around great characters, a found...
The project is being developed as an animated series, which Yost, a Marvel Comics scribe who segued to screenwriting with Thor: Ragnarok and The Mandalorian, will write.
Executive producing will be Aron Levitz, David Madden, Taylor Grant and Sydney Bright for Webtoon.
Booth’s webnovel follows the adventures of space bounty hunter Kas Balera. When a disaster of epic proportions rocks the entire solar system, Balera must rally a stolen federal robot, a child genius and her trusty ship, the Calista, in order to save the galaxy from destruction.
The novel has over 1 million reads on Wattpad.
“Mike Booth’s Hawk is everything I love in sci-fi — it’s action, adventure, mystery and intrigue, mind-blowing new worlds, aliens and tech, all wrapped around great characters, a found...
- 10/18/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An animated series adaptation of Mike Booth’s webnovel “Hawk” is in development at Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.
The project hails from Christopher Yost, who has written films like “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Thor: The Dark World” as well as shows like “The Mandalorian,” the live-action “Cowboy Bebop,” and “Star Wars: Rebels.”
“Mike Booth’s ‘Hawk’ is everything I love in sci-fi – it’s action, adventure, mystery and intrigue, mind-blowing new worlds, aliens and tech, all wrapped around great characters, a found family, and a future that’s worth fighting for,” said Yost. “I couldn’t be more excited to work with Wattpad Webtoon Studios to help bring the story of Kas Balera, Worm, and H1K to the screen.”
Per the official description, “Hawk” follows a space bounty hunter named Kas Belara. “When a disaster of epic proportions rocks the entire solar system, Kas must use her...
The project hails from Christopher Yost, who has written films like “Thor: Ragnarok” and “Thor: The Dark World” as well as shows like “The Mandalorian,” the live-action “Cowboy Bebop,” and “Star Wars: Rebels.”
“Mike Booth’s ‘Hawk’ is everything I love in sci-fi – it’s action, adventure, mystery and intrigue, mind-blowing new worlds, aliens and tech, all wrapped around great characters, a found family, and a future that’s worth fighting for,” said Yost. “I couldn’t be more excited to work with Wattpad Webtoon Studios to help bring the story of Kas Balera, Worm, and H1K to the screen.”
Per the official description, “Hawk” follows a space bounty hunter named Kas Belara. “When a disaster of epic proportions rocks the entire solar system, Kas must use her...
- 10/18/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
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