Ross addresses 'Turf' movie rumours

Jonathan Ross has addressed the rumours concerning a movie adaptation of his Image Comics series Turf.

It has been reported that Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn is in the early stages of working on the film.

"Matthew loves Turf and has said he wants to make it into a film," Ross told Newsarama.

"We both love his work as a director so would be delighted. But at the moment he is committed 100% to X-Men: First Class, which won't be finished for at least a year, so we have not taken it further with him or his company yet.

"We are going to give him first refusal before we offer it elsewhere. He is also very keen on our next major project, The Golden Age... but for now I have to keep quiet about that."

Ross's wife Jane Goldman has worked with Vaughn on several of his films.

Turf #2 - illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards - will be released on June 30.