Spider-Verse co-director Peter Ramsey to tackle vampires in supernatural thriller

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A ā€˜film noir social thrillerā€™ featuring bloodsuckers, set in the 1950s is on the cards next for Oscar-winner Peter Ramsey.

Despite the runaway success of Spider-Man: No Way Home, thereā€™s still a very good argument to be made that 2018ā€™s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is the best representation weā€™ve seen on screen of the beloved webhead. One of the people chiefly responsible for bringing that film to life was Peter Ramsey, whose co-directorial efforts help snag the movie the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Now, we have details on Ramseyā€™s next project and it looks very exciting indeed.

A live action project is next on the cards for the director, in the form of Blood Count, ā€˜a film noir social thriller set in 1950s L.A. with supernatural elements.ā€™

The film is apparently ā€˜loosely inspired by the life of Ramsey’s father, a jazz musicianā€™ according to The Hollywood ReporterParamount has acquired the project, based on a spec script written by Ramsey, who will direct.

Ramsey also has another live action project set up at Paramount in the form of Love In Vain, ā€˜a biopic focusing on Blues pioneer, Robert Johnsonā€™.

Itā€™s unclear as yet which project heā€™ll be helming first, but it looks like being a busy couple of years for the filmmaker. Naturally, with a slate that full, Ramsey has stepped away from directing the Spider-Verse sequel, Across the Spider-Verse. The first part is due to hit cinemas later this year. Ramsay remains as an executive producer on that project. Weā€™ll bring you more on Blood Count as we hear it.

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