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Variety is reporting Priyanka Chopra is in talks to join Universal’s adaptation of “ Cowboy Ninja Viking ” starring Chris Pratt . The role was one of the more highly coveted in town and Chopra beat out a slew of talent after a chemistry test with Pratt went extremely well. The film is based on the Image Comics graphic novel by A.J. Lieberman and illustrator Riley Rossmo. It was adapted by Dan Mazeau (“Wrath of the Titans”) and Ryan Engle (“The Commuter”). Craig Mazin wrote an earlier draft of the screenplay with an original version by “Deadpool” writers Paul Wernick and Everett David Reese. The novel revolves around an assassin who manifests the toughest skills of three different personas: a cowboy, a ninja, and a viking. Discuss this with fellow SJF fans on Facebook . On Twitter, follow us at @SandwichJohnFilms Please Leave A Comment-

Variety is reporting that the team behind one of our favorite films of the year maybe directing Chris Pratt in “ Cowboy Ninja Viking .” Pratt has met with Leitch and Stahelski and has given his stamp of approval. Based on writer A.J. Lieberman and artist Riley Rossmo’s graphic novel, the story follows a man who suffers from multiple personality disorder and is put into a government program to be turned into a super-soldier with the attributes of a cowboy, a ninja and a viking. Stahelski and Leitch have been cutting their teeth as second unit directors for several years but blew up after “ John Wick ” overperformed at the box office this past October. Leitch was uncredited on the project. With Pratt in such high demand, the studio quickly fast-tracked the project in order to squeeze it in before the actor’s plate became too full. It’s unclear where this film would fit in his schedule with Pratt already set to star in “Magnificent Seven,” which shoots in the spring, and the “