MUMBAI: Sony Pictures Entertainment has signed a two-year first-look deal with Josh Bratman’s Immersive Pictures.

Bratman will produce multiple movie projects for the studio under the deal. These include:

1) The Harlem Hellfighters, based on the graphic novel by Max Brooks, with Overbrook Entertainment;

2) The Black Count, based on Tom Reiss’ biography of General Alex Dumas, with John Legend’s Get Lifted Productions. Cary Fukunaga to adapt and direct;

3) The Sculptor, based on Scott McCloud’s graphic novel, which Bratman will produce with Scott Rudin;

4) The Themis Files, an upcoming sci-fi debut novel by Sylvain Neuvel, which David Koepp will adapt and on which Bratman will team with Matt Tolmach Productions;

5) Descender, based on Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen’s upcoming graphic novel.

"Josh has been an important part of the Sony Pictures family for many years. This deal just cements that fact. He's an incredibly skilled producer, capable of the best work on many different kinds of films.  We're thrilled that we'll be keeping him in-house as he continues to work on some of our most important development projects,” said Columbia Pictures presidents of production Michael De Luca and Hannah Minghella.

Before founding Immersive Pictures, Bratman worked as an executive for Sony Pictures-based Michael De Luca Productions for over a decade. There, he oversaw and executive produced various projects for De Luca.