Archie Comics announced Thursday May 6 that 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.
Directing will be Jason Moore, who helmed the 2012 high school musical comedy “Pitch Perfect.’’ “Glee’’ writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is penning the script.
In an interview Thursday, Aguirre-Sacasa said the present-day film will be “a quintessential teen movie.’’
‘’The idea for this is to capture a very truthful, authentic coming-of-age story with these kids that include heartache, that includes pain, that will obviously temper the fun,’’ said Aguirre-Sacasa. ‘’It’s going to be a fun – hopefully – summer movie, but we’re not shying away from the truth and the awkwardness and the growing pains of being a teenager.’’
The Archie Comics, founded by John L. Goldwater, were always a quaint, sunny picture of small town teen life. So updating the characters for today’s young moviegoers could pose challenges for the filmmakers.