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Universal and Dark Horse Entertainment have agreed a three-year film production and distribution deal.
Dark Horse, one of the biggest comic book publishers outside of Marvel and DC Comics, will allow Universal to make movies based on their properties under the agreement.
Films such as The Mask, Hellboy and Mystery Men are based on Dark Horse comics.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Mike Richardson, president of Dark Horse, said the deal was helped along by the Endeavor talent agency.
"[Endeavor] asked us where we wanted to go, and I told them the best place for Dark Horse was Universal.
"They certainly get the kind of genre pictures that we do," Richardson admitted. "They understand the comic book world. Since so many of our projects come from comics and graphic novels, that certainly is a big advantage for us."
Universal co-chariman David Linde said: "What was exciting about sitting down with Mike was the breadth of what it is that he is doing.
"This is a guy who is thinking about ideas coming from Japan, he is thinking of ideas that are coming from a rock band, he is thinking of ideas that are coming from traditional comic book writers."
Universal is already looking to make R.I.P.D., a film about ghost hunters, with director David Dobkin.
The Dark Horse agreement is similar to that of other comic book companies. Warner Bros owns DC Comics while Marvel has partnered with Paramount for film projects that aren't licensed to other studios.
Dark Horse, one of the biggest comic book publishers outside of Marvel and DC Comics, will allow Universal to make movies based on their properties under the agreement.
Films such as The Mask, Hellboy and Mystery Men are based on Dark Horse comics.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Mike Richardson, president of Dark Horse, said the deal was helped along by the Endeavor talent agency.
"[Endeavor] asked us where we wanted to go, and I told them the best place for Dark Horse was Universal.
"They certainly get the kind of genre pictures that we do," Richardson admitted. "They understand the comic book world. Since so many of our projects come from comics and graphic novels, that certainly is a big advantage for us."
Universal co-chariman David Linde said: "What was exciting about sitting down with Mike was the breadth of what it is that he is doing.
"This is a guy who is thinking about ideas coming from Japan, he is thinking of ideas that are coming from a rock band, he is thinking of ideas that are coming from traditional comic book writers."
Universal is already looking to make R.I.P.D., a film about ghost hunters, with director David Dobkin.
The Dark Horse agreement is similar to that of other comic book companies. Warner Bros owns DC Comics while Marvel has partnered with Paramount for film projects that aren't licensed to other studios.
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