In the fresh new Image Comics horror-action comic book series Bitter Root, an African-American family of monster hunters ply their trade in New York City during the stirring era of the Jazz Age, and Deadline reports today that the saga is already headed to the big screen!
Legendary Pictures has acquired the feature film rights to the comic series. The film will be executive produced by series creators David F. Walker, Sanford Greene, and Chuck Brown.
“Bitter Root is set in 1924 against the vibrant backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance where a family of once-great monster hunters is the only line of defense that can protect New York City from an unimaginable evil that is approaching — an invasion by hideous monsters that were once human beings before they were transmogrified by a supernatural force feeding off of prejudice, spite, and bigotry. By all appearances, the Sangeryes family is not up for the challenge. After generations of tracking, trapping, and curing the monsters, the few surviving members of the Sangeryes line are dispirited and divided over their traditionally merciful tactics. The family must overcome the wounds of the past to have any hope of thwarting the supernatural invasion.”
Bitter Root arrived on the scene late last year, and is currently up to its fifth issue.
Big Machine’s Sean Owolo will also executive produce the film.