Netflix has partnered with Cheo Hodari Coker, the creator of Marvel's Luke Cage, and music icon Jay-Z to adapt Dwayne Alexander Smith's novel 'Forty Acres' into a feature film.
Published in 2014, the thriller follows a civil rights attorney who is welcomed into an elite Black organisation, only to uncover a shocking conspiracy that forces him to fight for his life. The film is described as a cross between 'The Firm' and 'Get Out'.
Coker will write the screenplay, while Jay-Z, James Lassiter, and Aaron Kaplan join him as producers. Casting has not yet been announced as the project is in early development.
Coker previously created and executive produced 'Luke Cage' for Netflix, which was cancelled in 2018 along with other Marvel shows. He also wrote for 'Southland', 'Creed II', and 'Notorious', and is currently working on a script based on Gucci Mane's autobiography.
