Coming Soon: Archie Movie

Archie's old Riverdale gang is headed to the big screen. Warner Bros. will produce a live-action film based on the comic's characters, including Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead. It will be the first feature film for the 72-year-old comic. No word yet on casting or a start date. The strangest part of the story is that the script will be handled by playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who also writes for Glee and Marvel Comics. One of his first plays, originally titled Archie's Weird Fantasy, was about Archie coming out of the closet. After legal action was threatened, the Atlanta production was changed to Weird Comic Book Fantasy with the characters' names changed. (More Archie Comics stories.)