Myriad, 407 on drawing board

December 05, 2007 Producer-financier Myriad Pictures has signed a first-look deal to create live-action features based on books from new comic publisher Studio 407. The "Tiger and Crane" series is a fictionalized series of World War II adventures based on the life of martial arts folk hero Wong Fei Hung; "Night and Fog" explores a military experiment on a remote island gone awry that turns the locals into monsters; and "Hybrid" follows four vacationing college students who discover an ancient fishing trawler that holds a hideous secret. Studio 407 is run by managing director Alex Leung, who describes his animation style as a mix of American and Asian elements for an international genre audience.

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