Garth Ennis is ready to cross another comic book adaptation off his list. The creator, whose Preacher and The Boys have already been adapted for TV, has penned a script for a movie adaptation of his comic Crossed. And now indie outfit Six Studios has acquired the screenplay, with an intention to finance and back the movie.

Crossed takes place in a pandemic-stricken world, in which those who catch a disease are marked with a cross-like rash on their faces. Those afflicted follow their worst impulses — think a zombie apocalypse, but instead of zombies, these are humans who retain their intellect, but are homicidal maniacs.

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    3 months ago

    It was first optioned in 2010 and, after they got the rights back, Ennis and Avatar tried to make it into webisodes to get some more interest. I suppose it had to be back in play after the success of The Boys.

    I do wonder if they can ever do better than The Sadness.