Indian vampires take on US soldiers in Virulents
New Regency has optioned Virgin Comic's Virulents for a movie adaptation. Directing the project is John Moore, known best for 2001's Behind Enemy Lines and the recent remake of The Omen. Writing the adaptation is John Cox, who wrote the screenplay for the forthcoming Sgt. Rock movie.
Virgin's Virulents takes a new spin on the vampire legend by incorporating Indian mythology. It's post 9/11. US soldiers searching for a lost patrol in Afghanistan cross paths with Indian commandos searching for terrorist activity. What both groups find are a nest of vicious bloodsucking vampire like creatures called the Raktaveej, or blood demons. In Indian legend, the Raktaveej were able to multiply by a single drop of shed blood. It took the Goddess Kali to stop them once and for all. See a promo video for the comic here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8nQjGSU4o
Producing Virulents will be Virgin Comic's own Gotham Chopra and Sharad Devarajan, along with Seth Jaret and Moore. Fox will handle distribution.
Virgin's Virulents takes a new spin on the vampire legend by incorporating Indian mythology. It's post 9/11. US soldiers searching for a lost patrol in Afghanistan cross paths with Indian commandos searching for terrorist activity. What both groups find are a nest of vicious bloodsucking vampire like creatures called the Raktaveej, or blood demons. In Indian legend, the Raktaveej were able to multiply by a single drop of shed blood. It took the Goddess Kali to stop them once and for all. See a promo video for the comic here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws8nQjGSU4o
Producing Virulents will be Virgin Comic's own Gotham Chopra and Sharad Devarajan, along with Seth Jaret and Moore. Fox will handle distribution.