Convergence Entertainment (The King of Fighters) has gained the rights to produce live-action adaptations of the “Gungrave” and “Lone Wolf” properties. Tim Kwok will produce both projects. Andrew Lam is tapped to be the associate producer on “Lone Wolf”, while Yasuaki Nagoshi of Red Entertainment being the excutive producer on “Gungrave”.
“Gungrave” was created by Japanese manga author Yasuhiro Nightow and follows the protagonist as he rises in a crime syndicate but is betrayed and murdered by his best friend. He is then resurrected by a kindly old doctor and equipped with various weapons, and sets out to destroy the syndicate that was once his life, and avenge his death by killing those who crossed him.
“Lone Wolf,” based on a series of game books, was created by British author Joe Dever and is set in an alternate medieval world. It is centered on a young warrior who battles armies of the undead while travelling through the world and defeating the dark lords who destroyed and now rule the world he once knew.
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By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)