New Line Cinema is set to hire Todd Alcott ("Antz") to script the live-action feature version of the popular animated adventure series "Samurai Jack," reports The Hollywood Reporter.
The big-screen adaptation, to be directed by Brett Ratner of "Rush Hour" fame, will be based on a previously penned treatment from series creator Genndy Tartakovsky.
In the Cartoon Network series, Samurai Jack is an ancient Japanese warrior, son of an emperor who was defeated by an evil wizard. Jack trains to get revenge, but the wizard sends him into the future through a time portal. The series revolves around Jack's attempt to get back in time to free his family, battling the wizard's loyalists.