Chad Stahelski, the filmmaker behind the John Wick films, is set to produce a feature adaptation of Calexit, the all-too-realistic comic from Black Mask Studios.

Alex Young and Jason Spitz from 87Eleven Entertainment will also produce, as well as Matteo Pizzolo, Brett Burewitz, and Brian Giberson of Black Mask. The project does not yet have a studio or streamer, reports THR. Pizzolo, who also co-created the comic, wrote the script on spec. Amancay Nahuelpan, who co-created the comic and drew the first volume, is co-producing.

Calexit is set in a near future where America’s president signed an executive order to deport all immigrants, with California responding by proclaiming itself a sanctuary state, triggering a military intervention by the federal government and plunging the state into chaos. As the citizens of the state struggle to seize power back from an autocratic federal government, the story centres on Jamil, a war zone courier and smuggler, and Zora, a young leader in the Mulholland Resistance, who attempt to escape Occupied Los Angeles, a city under martial law.

The comic debuted in 2017, predictably proving to be a hot seller during Trump’s first term. It also launched spinoffs Calexit: All Systems San Diego, Calexit: Our Last Night in America and, most recently, Calexit: The Battle of Universal City.

On top of directing and producing the Keanu Reeves-starring Wick films, Stahelski produced its recent spinoff, Ballerina, as well as the 2022 vampire thriller Day Shift. He is now prepping to direct Highlander for Amazon MGM Studios, which will star Henry Cavill.