The Hollywood Reporter reports that Cartoon Network is developing movies based on the comic-book titles Firebreather, The Vanishers, and Mice Templar.
Firebreather, created by Phil Hester and published by Image Comics, tells the story of “awkward teenager Duncan Rosenblatt, a typical high school kid, except that his father is a fire-breathing dragon, and Duncan’s destiny is to protect Earth.” Jim Krieg will write the script for the animated film, which will be executive produced by Julia Pistor, with Hester and Andy Kuhn as co-executive producers.
Mice Templar, by Mike Avon Oeming and Bryan J.L. Glass, is “an epic about a young mouse named Karic and the prophecy that leads him to reunite the long-disbanded order of the Mice Templar, a group of mice knights.” This one, too, will be animated.
IDW‘s The Vanishers, created by Chuck Dixon, follows the story of “fifth-graders Andy and Arvis and their time-traveling adventures as they seek to protect humanity from deadly robots who want to take control of time itself.” The live-action film will be executive produced by Rick Jacobs and David Alpert, along with IDW President Ted Adams.
Cartoon Network’s Vice President Ramsey Naito said the network wants to expand its movie catalog with “cinematic-quality CG and live action. As we bring these and other titles into development, we’ll be seeking out projects that combine distinct voices with striking, contemporary visual worlds.”