'Chickenhare' to be adapted by Sony Pictures

Dark Horse Comics' Chickenhare is to be adapted for cinema by Sony Pictures Animation.

Chris Grine's Eisner-nominated graphic novel series will be made into an animated feature by the studio, Variety reports.

"Chris Grine's Chickenhare is one of the quirkiest characters we've ever published," said Dark Horse president Mike Richardson.

"We're excited that the good people at Sony Pictures Animation responded so enthusiastically. In Chickenhare we found a character so colourful and three-dimensional that he could only exist in an animated world."

Richardson will serve as executive producer on the project alongside Keith Goldberg. Michael Lachance and Michelle Raimo-Kouyate will oversee the project for Sony.

Chickenhare is a comedy-adventure featuring a protagonist that is half-chicken and half-rabbit. The character debuted in House Of Klaus, before appearing in its sequels Fire In The Hole and Fish & Grymps.

Last month, it was reported that Dark Horse's Beasts Of Burden will be adapted as a CGI animated feature.

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