Lionsgate is developing a movie adaptation of the 2007 BBC One series “Jekyll” with Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman producing through their A Very Good Production banner, says Variety.
The writing team of Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry (who penned Death Note for Adam Wingard) have written a script with the project now out to directors.
“Jekyll” was a six-episode serial produced by Hartswood Films and Stagescreen Productions. Steven Moffat wrote all six episodes, described by its creators as a sequel to the Robert Louis Stevenson novella “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.”
James Nesbitt starred as a modern-day descendant of Dr. Jekyll, who has recently begun transforming into a version of Mr. Hyde. Michelle Ryan and Gina Bellman also starred.