Kolstad added: “As a storyteller - as well as a super fan of unapologetic and unrelenting action - I can’t wait for people to feel as giddy as I did when I first laid eyes on ‘Battle Chasers.’ The world which Joe has created here, coupled with the characters therein, is both unique and yet familiar. That, plus simply being a fanboy, I couldn’t be more pleased.” Great material from Joe, fantastic partners in Derek, Adrien and Alcon, all while leveraging the latest tool sets from our Real Time Group to the end of making great stories. Peristere added: “‘Battle Chasers’ was the dream when we launched Zoic Pictures. I am thrilled that Joe has entrusted Derek, Zoic, myself, and now our partner, Alcon, with this rare and exciting opportunity.” “I could not be more excited to bring Battle Chasers to the world in this way, I connected deeply to this material 20 years ago when I first picked up the Joe’s comic book and so to be part of bringing this exciting material to a new audience is thrilling to say the least,” Roberts said in a statement to TheWrap.Īskarieh added: “Being part of the team that finally brings Joe’s ‘Battle Chasers’ to the screen has been a 20-year dream of mine. “Battle Chasers Nightwar” was developed by Airship Syndicate, which is co-owned by Madureira. In addition to being a wildly successful comic book series, the “Battle Chasers” IP also boasts a video game titled “Battle Chasers Nightwar” which has sold over a million copies to date. Prime Universe Films’ Adrian Askarieh, producer of the “Hitman” franchise and Loni Peristere (“Warrior,” “American Horror Story”), Chris Jones and Samantha Shear of Zoic Pictures are also attached to executive produce.

They must come together, despite their many, many differences, to stop a dark force rising in the land.Īlcon Entertainment’s Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will serve as executive producers, alongside Ben Roberts of Alcon Television Group, who brought the project into Alcon. Set in an arcane punk world, “Battle Chasers” follows a rag tag group of heroes: a disgraced, heartbroken swordsman, a cynical thief, a cranky wizard, a war machine with a kind heart, and a young girl whose missing father left her a pair of powerful magic gloves well beyond her capabilities.

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