We recently heard that Chris Pratt might end up making the leap from Star-Lord to Indiana Jones, but one project he’s officially set for is the adaptation of A.J. Lieberman and Riley Rossmo’s Cowboy Ninja Viking.
Cowboy Ninja Viking has been in development for a number of years now. Zombieland’s Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese originally penned a draft for Disney, but they passed on it because the script was “too edgy”. Universal then picked it up for Marc Forster to direct, but he dropped out and it’s been on the shelf since.
However, it’s finally picking up steam with Universal entering talks with David Leitch and Chad Stahelski to co-direct the movie following their collaboration on the well-received John Wick starring Keanu Reeves.
Pratt is apparently attached to play Duncan, a schizophrenic assassin with Multiple Personality Disorder who escapes from a shady government programme. He’s able to use the skills of a cowboy, a ninja, and a Viking, and while to onlookers he looks just the same, in his head Duncan transforms into three separate people.
The Guardians of the Galaxy star is clearly excited about the movie as he’s been frequently Tweeting about it since his casting was first revealed. It’s an interesting concept, but it remains to be seen when Pratt will squeeze it into his already pretty busy schedule. He’ll next be seen in Jurassic World later this summer.
