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THE AWAKENER (2018): Brazilian Comic Getting Live-Action Adaptation and Animated Series

The Awakener

The Awakener Gets a Live-Action Film and Animated Series

One of Brazil’s most popular comic book series The Awakener is about to receive it’s own live-action adaptation as well as an animated series. Writer Luciano Cunha’s critically acclaimed comic books will start its production on both adaptations later this year.

Fans of the comic book series The Awakener will ne excited to know that the vigilante will be getting it’s own live-action adaptation. The Awakener has been a popular series since it’s first three printed editions sold out with it’s following already growing by the numbers on the hero’s fan page. According to Comic Book Movie, The series will get a feature film and an animated series. The film will be set to begin shooting in September of this year with the animated series already in pre-production with a release date on April 2018. Expect the feature film to get released during the second half of 2018.

For those unfamiliar with the comics, The Awakener follows a former soldier who becomes a masked vigilante hunting down corruption in his country whether it’s politicians or business executives. The comic strip found life in March 2013 on Facebook before it gained national attention for it’s depiction of Brazil’s government, something that has plagued the country since the corruption scandal at Petrobras.

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To celebrate the announcement, Luciano Cunha has shown some artwork from his work on the series. Are you excited to see The Awakener getting it’s own live-action film and a cartoon series?

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Mufsin Mahbub

**Fired from FilmBook for Plagiarism** Mufsin is a freelance writer from New York who has a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism at Long Island University. He has written for publications like HollywoodLife, Clubplanet, and Heavy. He is an avid lover for everything related to TV and film. He has gone to dozens of film screenings, press events, and loves to attend New York Comic Con every year. He gives an honest opinion on every TV show or film that people are going to be talking about.
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