Crossed film in the works from The Boys creator Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis is ready to cross another comic book adaptation off his list. The creator, whose Preacher And The boys have already been adapted for television, has written a script for a film adaptation of his comic strip CrossedAnd now indie studio Six Studios has purchased the script, with the intention of financing and backing the film.

Crossed is set in a world ravaged by a pandemic, where those who contract a disease are marked with a cross-like rash on their face. Those afflicted act out their worst impulses – think zombie apocalypse, but instead of zombies, these are humans who retain their intellect but are homicidal maniacs.

The original ten songs that inspired the film were released from 2008 to 2010, but the franchise has spawned over 200 songs from various writers and artists, including talents such as Guard writer Alan Moore.

Six Studios is now on the hunt for a director for the project, which they expect to be in the $2 million to $3 million range, though that could increase for the right talent. The plan is to go into production in the fall.

Six Studios' Carl Choi will produce alongside Ben Hung of Retro Entertainment and Ken Levin of Nightsky Productions. Hung and Levin developed the project with Ennis and brought the property to Six Studios. Six Studios' Jeff Huang will executive produce alongside Ennis, Carl Amari and Bill Patterson.

Amazon's adaptation of Ennis' The boys has become one of the most critically acclaimed comic book series of the decade, with Amazon saying that its fourth season is one of the most-watched television seasons ever. It has launched multiple spin-offs and will conclude with season five. Preacherran for four seasons, from 2016 to 2019.

Six Studios' Choi says the script is an intimate, human story. “It was the most faithful adaptation possible,” says Choi, comparing it to Infection meets The walking deadwith hints from Alex Garland's Civil warin the sense that it is a road movie set in a devastated United States.

Six Studios also develops The Riftwar Saga in front of TV, and stood behind Curse of the Sin-Eaterwhich Samuel Goldwyn took over in October.