‘Harbinger,’ ‘Bloodshot’ Screenwriter Reveals Status of Valiant Comics Adaptations

“Arrival” screenwriter Eric Heisserer has given fans of “Harbinger” and “Bloodshot”an update on the status of the Valiant comic book adaptations.

In September, Sony revealed it would be moving forward with its five-film plan for joint franchises based on the Valiant comic books “Harbinger” and “Bloodshot.”

The studio preemptively renewed its option on “Harbinger” — which follows a teenage runaway with massive telekinetic powers — for a sum in the high six figures and is moving to package the pictures quickly.

The previously announced “Bloodshot” — about a mortally-wounded soldier resurrected with cutting-edge nanotechnology and tasked with rounding up “harbingers” — is now seen as the second film in the series.

Bloodshot would be introduced as the villain in franchise kickoff “Harbinger,” an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap back in September, with the “Bloodshot” film following a year later.

Valiant’s bench of more than 2,000 superhero characters (with lifetime sales of more than 80 million copies) makes it the third largest library of superheroes behind Marvel and DC — and the only one not currently owned by a major conglomerate.