FAST FIVE Director and TWELVE MONKEYS Writers Attached to LONE WOLF AND CUB Project

The film rights for the influential Japanese manga LONE WOLF AND CUB has been acquired by Kamala Films, according to reports by Deadline. Justin Lin (FAST FIVE) is going to direct the film, while David Peoples (BLADE RUNNER, UNFORGIVEN, TWELVE MONKEYS) and Janet Peoples (TWELVE MONKEYS) will be responsible for the script. "I've long admired the Peoples and their enduring body of work. They're a wonderful match for LONE WOLF AND CUB and I'm really looking forward to collaborating with them on this powerful, epic tale," Lin said.  

Originally created by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima in 1970, LONE WOLF AND CUB has been adapted into a series of Japanese films, plays and television series. It tells the story of Ogami Ittō, the Shogun's chief executioner, who after being falsely accused of a crime by the Yagyū clan, becomes an assassin for hire. Ittō and his young son are known together as 'Lone Wolf and Cub'.