There are tons and tons of adaptations of the famous tale of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde but none perhaps as fun as the Dark Horse comic book series, “The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde,” by Cole Haddon and M.S. Corley. It was only a matter of time before a movie studio realized this and would want to option it. Now, the time has come.

The Wrap has reported that screenwriter Albert Torres (Henry Poole Is Here) has signed on to re-write the script for the feature adaptation.

The project has been picked up by Skydance Productions, Dark Horse Entertainment and the Mark Gordon Company.

“The Strange Case of Mr. Hyde” was published early in 2012 and wove together elements of Jack the Ripper and the mysterious tale we all know as Jekyll and Hyde. The comic book plot is as follows:

Five years after Mr. Edward Hyde’s bloody reign of terror, the streets of London run red once again when a series of prostitutes are murdered with surgical precision. Convinced that the killer is using the same serum that birthed Hyde, Inspector Thomas Adye of Scotland Yard seeks assistance from its creator, the imprisoned Dr. Henry Jekyll. But even as Jekyll convinces Adye that he can best aid in the hunt if freed from prison, evidence mounts that he is not completely cured of Hyde. With the two monsters set to collide, can Adye-or his soul-survive intact?

The comic was based on the original novella “Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” written by the famous Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It follows a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.

There is no word on a projected release date or who the studio is looking to star in the adaptation.