Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. recently proclaimed May 9, 2025, to be Leon Chills Day in honor of screenwriter Leon Chills, a Little Rock native who co-wrote the film “Shadow Force” starring Kerry Washington and Omar Sy, marking Chills’ debut as a major motion picture writer.
Photo by Chris Davis.
Chills attended Morehouse College in Atlanta before selling his first feature script, then went on to write for series such as Netflix’s “Spinning Out” and Amazon’s “The Wilds.” He also co-wrote DC Comics’ “Icon & Rocket.”
AY Media Group President and Publisher Heather Baker and Leon Chills. Photo by Chris Davis.
A private screening of “Shadow Force” attended by Chills and his family and friends took place yesterday at Cinemark Colonel Glenn and XD in Little Rock.
Photo by Ryan Parker.
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