Ron Howard details comic book project

Angels & Demons director Ron Howard has revealed details on his big screen adaptation of Image Comics' The Strange Adventures Of H.P. Lovecraft.

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the helmer admitted that his first comic book project poses a challenge.

"Look, it's challenging, but if we get it right, it could be really original and psychologically interesting and scary in a great way. And it's a graphic novel, this is new territory for me," he said.

The Image series, created by Mac Carter and Jeff Blitz, provides a dramatised account of the influential horror author's life, set in a world where his creations come to life to haunt him.

"It very cleverly uses H.P. Lovecraft in a fictional way, but there's some loose biographical elements. But it certainly has the flavour and the tone of Lovecraft," Howard added. "The character is a very young Lovecraft."

The Strange Adventures Of H.P. Lovecraft debuted last year. Howard's film adaptation is slated for 2011.