The Crossed film adaptation has marked its director. Filmmaker Rob Jabbaz will helm the feature based on the comic book by The Boys creator Garth Ennis. Ennis also pens the script about a pandemic-stricken world in which those who catch the disease are marked with a cross-shaped rash on their faces.

This isn’t Jabbaz’s first rodeo in the world of pandemic films. He is behind the Taiwanese horror The Sadness, in which a virus turned people violent in a unique spin on the zombie story.

Similarly, in Crossed, the infected follow their own worse impulses, retaining their intellect but turning into homicidal maniacs. Six Studios is behind the project, which will be inspired by the original 10-issue comic book run published from 2008-10, and which helped launch a franchise of more than 200 issues.

“It has been a real delight working with Garth Ennis and Six Studios developing Crossed for the big screen,” said Jabbaz. “From day one, our primary goal has been to deliver a faithful adaptation of the original series, along with a few new surprises. I certainly hope audiences are ready for this.”

“Happy New Year,” said Ennis of the project. “It’s 2025 and the world is catching up with the world of Crossed in all the wrong ways. So what better time to bring out the movie you’ve all been waiting for?”

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