Illustrator-turned-director Dave McKean will direct
Varjak Paw, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
An adaptation of SF Said's fantasy kung fu cat series for the Jim Henson Co. McKean also will co-write the screenplay with Said. "Paw" follows a Mesopotamian blue kitten who embarks on a journey to save his family and in the process discovers he is part of a mystical tradition of magical martial arts.