AJ Lee
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AJ Mendez, better known to wrestling fans as AJ Lee who is also considered to be a pioneer female athlete in WWE history. Following her retirement from in-ring competition, she has transitioned into a writer in the past few years. Now, she took to social media and announced that production on the film she helped write, has wrapped up production. The film is titled Blade of the 47 Ronin.

“We wrote a movie! And these superheroes just wrapped production! Thank you Universal1440, Tim Kwok, and @ronyuan for bringing @aimeegarcia4realz and me on board. Cannot wait to see the magic this amazing cast and crew brought to life! #bladeofthe47ronin #netflix2022,” wrote AJ Lee.

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According to PWInisder reports, the ultimate goal is to turn this film into a franchise. While a release date for the film is yet to be announced, the project is likely to release sometime in 2022.

Announced by Deadline, earlier this year, the former WWE Divas Champion AJ Lee signed on to co-write this new film, the sequel to the 2013 film 47 Ronin. She was joined by writing partner Aimee Garcia, best known for playing Ella Lopez in the Netflix TV series Lucifer.

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AJ Lee has become a writer outside wrestling

Garcia and AJ Lee have worked together as writing partners on the comic book series GLOW, based on the Netflix TV series of the same name, since the year 2019. They have also worked together on the comic book series Dungeons and Dragons. In April of 2020, the duo also launched their own production company named the Scrappy Heart Productions in order to create diverse stories across all media. (source – Wrestling INC)

The original film, featuring Keanu Reeves in the lead, was a fictionalized story of the real-life forty-seven ronin, a group of samurai who went on to seek revenge on their fallen master. Released on Christmas Day in 2013, the film grossed $151 million against its estimated budget of between $175-225 million. A sequel was announced last year, with Ron Yuan directing the project. This new film is set several hundred years in the future from the original flick and hence Keanu Reeves won’t be in the lead.

AJ Lee has also been a working woman in her absence in the world of pro wrestling, as she signed on to provide color commentary and serve as Executive Producer for WOW: Women Of Wrestling. The program is returning in 2022 through WOW’s new partnership with ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group. Former Impact Knockouts Champion Tessa Blanchard is another star power in the announced set of names.

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