Netflix Nabs 'Torso' in Seven-Figure Deal, Moves Feature Into Early Development

Overview

• Netflix won a brief bidding war for rights to the Brian Michael Bendis and Marc Andreyko graphic novel, with the agreement signed in late November.
• Vertigo Entertainment’s Roy Lee will produce alongside Zach Cregger via Subconscious, and Alex Hedlund and Nick Antosca will produce through Eat the Cat, with Cregger producing rather than directing.
• Creators Bendis and Andreyko will serve as executive producers on the film.
• The source material follows Eliot Ness during his Cleveland tenure as he investigates the real-life Cleveland Torso Murders.
• Earlier adaptation efforts involved David Fincher, David Lowery, Paul Greengrass, and Corin Hardy, but none advanced to production.