Warner Bros. has acquired the rights to the classic comic book series Alien Legion, THR reports this afternoon, and Tim Miller (Deadpool) is attached to bring a feature film to life.

THR details, “Alien Legion was co-created by Carl Potts, a former editor and writer at Marvel, and was introduced as part of the publisher’s creator-owned imprint, Epic Comics, in 1983. It became the line’s longest-running title, even outliving the imprint when it was moved to other publishers in the 21^st century. Alan Zelenetz and Frank Cirocco are the other co-creators.

“Described as ‘the French Foreign Legion in space,’ the stories focused on a intergalactic peace-keeping force that took in all manner of species without asking too many questions about their pasts or intentions, operating within an unwieldly government system known as the Galactic Union that is straining to be a democratic melting pot.

“Prejudice and bad intentions abound and struggle with well-intentioned idealists.”

THR further details, “Among the key characters are Sarigar, a captain from a serpent-like species that were once used as slave labor; the brutish degenerate Juger Grimrod, with his green skin and deep hostility towards authority; the gentle four-armed medic, Meico; and Torie Montroc, a human who is being forced to do a tour of duty in the Legion in order to receive his inheritance.”

The property had previously been developed as a potential television series in the 1990s, with planned feature films and animated adaptations failing to come to life over the years.