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Sony And Dark Horse To Adapt Chris Grine's Chickenhare As Animated Film

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Sony And Dark Horse To Adapt Chris Grine's Chickenhare As Animated FilmSony And Dark Horse To Adapt Chris Grine's Chickenhare As Animated FilmChickenhare is a webcomic that did well for itself. Created by Chris Grine, its a story of a half chicken/half rabbit and his turtle companion, sold as pets to a taxidermist, who then escape from his castle in the North Pole with new friends, to defeat Klaus the taxidermist, find their own lives and forge their own destinities.

The book was picked bu by Dark Horse Comics who published the first two volumes. The third is available to read online.

And now, according to Variety, Sony Pictures Animation has picked up the rights for an animated feature with Dark Horse Entertainment. They point out this is the second animation deal Dark Horse has signed of late, citing Beasts Of Burden from Evan Dorkin and Jill Thompson. And that Dark Horse president Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg will exec produce on behalf of the publisher. Michael Lachance will oversee the project for SPA with Raimo-Kouyate.

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Founder of Bleeding Cool. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Father of two. Political cartoonist.
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