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Natasha Lyonne has been tapped to produce and star in the adaptation of Basketful of Heads, which is a comedic horror comic series from DC’s Hill House label. Lyonne is set to be directed by Ana Lily Amirpour, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, as she helms the project from a screenplay that she wrote. Bluestone Entertainment had secured the rights to the comic property and will be putting up the money for the dark comedy action horror film, with Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans producing for their company, Weed Road, alongside Director of Development Shiva Nassab.

According to Deadline, the “seven-issue series created by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill (The Black Phone), and illustrated by Leomacs, Basketful of Heads watches as June discovers that every bad guy she decapitates leaves a talking head behind. With every kill, June adds a new voice to...

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour is writing and directing an adaptation of Joe Hill‘s darkly comedic horror comic Basketful of Heads.

Deadline reports that Bluestone Entertainment has secured the rights, enlisting Natasha Lyonne to star.

Launched in 2017 from DC’s Hill House, the seven-issue series follows June Branch, who discovers that every bad guy she decapitates leaves a talking head behind. With every kill, June adds a new voice to her twisted Greek chorus — and another eight pounds of literal baggage.

Bluestone will finance the action horror comedy, with Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans producing for Weed Road alongside Director of Development Shiva Nassab, who brought the project to the company and will be overseeing.

Lyonne will produce for Animal Pictures, with Dannah Shinder executive producing and Max Ferguson overseeing. Richard Saperstein, Brooke Saperstein, and Annie Saperstein will produce for Bluestone Entertainment, with Beau Turpin executive producing.

Exclusive: Bluestone Entertainment has locked down rights to Basketful of Heads, a darkly comedic horror comic series from DC’s Hill House, enlisting Natasha Lyonne (Poker Face) to star and produce, and Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night) to direct from her own script.

A seven-issue series created by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill (The Black Phone), and illustrated by Leomacs, Basketful of Heads watches as June discovers that every bad guy she decapitates leaves a talking head behind. With every kill, June adds a new voice to her twisted Greek chorus — and another eight pounds of literal baggage.

Bluestone will finance the darkly funny action horror comedy, with Akiva Goldsman and Greg Lessans producing for Weed Road alongside Director of Development Shiva Nassab, who brought the project to the company and will be overseeing. Lyonne will produce for Animal Pictures, with Animal Pictures...