Universal is Bringing 'Fear Agent' to the Big Screen

Dark Horse's Fear Agent is currently in early development at Universal Studios. THR's Risky Biz Blog also states that the project is open to writers but, the possibility of the studio buying a spec owned by producer Jonathan Shestack to help with the project is there.

For those of you who don't know anything about Fear Agent (that was me until a few minutes ago) here's a rundown. The series was started by Rick Remender in 2005 as an Image Comics property but, then moved to Dark Horse the following year. The story focuses on a Texan who is one of the last "fear agents" (alien hunters) by the name of Heath Houston. He fights to protect our planet Earth, which is partly destroyed during the series. The thing is he does so while under the influence of whiskey.

So now that Universal and Dark Horse partnered since last year for an overall production and distribution pact, we should be seeing and hearing of more comic book movie adaptations.