Hugh Jackman, already portraying a comic book character in 20th Century Fox's upcoming X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE, is now teaming with scribe Marc Guggenheim and Virgin Comics to create the original comic series NOWHERE MAN.
Story details are being kept under wraps but Virgin officials describe the story as a sci-fi odyssey set in a groundbreaking vision of the future in which mankind has traded privacy for safety.
"I've had so much fun in the graphic novel world with the X-MEN franchise that I wanted to get even more involved," said Jackman about the project.
Virgin will team with Seed Productions, Jackman's production company with producer John Palermo, to create the comic series and then take it into film and other areas.
Palermo said, "From working on the X-MEN films, we have studied the thought and artistry that go into every issue of a graphic novel series and cannot wait to dive in ourselves."
Marc Guggenheim, who will pen the original series, previously authored comics on Marvel's Wolverine series as well as the best-selling AMAZING SPIDER-MAN. Guggenheim has also most recently seen his creative work succeed on the small screen. His ELI STONE is currently running on ABC to strong reviews.
Added Gotham Chopra, Virgin Comics Chief Creative Officer who will oversee the development of the series with Amanda Schweitzer of Seed, "We're already up and running on the creative side of things and having a lot of fun. We believe that our new partnership with the team at Seed on NOWHERE MAN is the start of something big."
