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FORMER WWE STAR APRIL 'AJ LEE' MENDEZ INKS SCREENWRITING DEAL

Former WWE star April Mendez (known as AJ Lee during her time for the company) and her writing partner Aimee Garcia have inked a deal to pen the screenplay for the forthcoming sequel 47 Ronin, DeadlineHollywood.com reported this afternoon.

The original film, starring Keanu Reeves, was released in 2013, making $151,783,839 worldwide.

“AJ and I are excited to write a diverse and inclusive action film,” said Garcia. “Director Ron Yuan’s vision to blend martial arts, horror, cyber-punk and action was inspiring and we’d like to thank the team at 1440 for being so supportive.”

“As creators of color, we’re honored to be part of a modern, multicultural story with powerful female leads,” said Mendez.

The pair have worked on a number of comic book works, including Wonder Woman and GLOW, based on the Netflix series.

A film adaptation of Mendez' excellent memoir Crazy is My Super Power, is also in development.

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