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FILE - In this April 13, 2017, file photo, John Ridley, executive producer of &quot;Guerrilla,&quot; poses at a &quot;For Your Consideration&quot; event for the Showtime series at the Writers Guild of America in Beverly Hills, Calif. Ridley will write the new Batman comic series with plans of the Dark Knight being a person of color. The Oscar-winning screenwriter and DC publisher Jim Lee announced plans for Ridley to write the miniseries during the DC FanDome virtual panel on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Screenwriter John Ridley to write new Batman comic series

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This image released by Showtime shows Freida Pinto, left, Babou Ceesay in a scene from, &quot;Guerrilla,&quot; written and produced by John Ridley. Ridley said he expected his &quot;sharply political&quot; TV miniseries &quot;Guerrilla,&quot; about black rights activists in 1970s England, to be provocative. But the criticism he received at a London screening for the series' lack of a major black female character took him by surprise, he said Monday, April 10. (Showtime via AP)

‘Guerrilla’: drama of love, revolution in ‘70s London

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 9, 2017 file photo, actors Freida Pinto, from left, Babou Ceesay and writer-producer John Ridley participate in the &quot;Guerrilla&quot; panel at the Showtime portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Calif. Ridley said he expected his &quot;sharply political&quot; TV miniseries &quot;Guerrilla,&quot; about black rights activists in 1970s England, to be provocative. But the criticism he received at a London screening for the series' lack of a major black female character took him by surprise, he said Monday, April 10. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

‘Guerrilla’ drama creator defends characters’ ethnicity

By LYNN ELBER - Associated Press