Universal Pictures has landed the rights to A Vicious Circle, the genre-defining graphic storytelling event from legendary artist Lee Bermejo and acclaimed writer Mattson Tomlin, with Proximity Media and BOOM! Studios producing.

Mattson Tomlin is set to adapt the screenplay. Ryan Coogler, Sev Ohanian, and Zinzi Coogler will produce through their Proximity Media. Rebecca Cho will executive produce and oversee the project for Proximity Media along with Zetra Evans for Proximity.

Stephen Christy serves as producer for BOOM! Studios, with Adam Yoelin as executive producer and Mette Norkjaer as co-producer. Senior Vice President of Production Development Ryan Jones will oversee the project for the studio.

Shawn Thacker is a trained assassin who seeks revenge on the only other man who shares his unique affliction—each life they take forces them both to travel through time between vastly different past and future eras. Spanning from 22nd century Tokyo to 1950s New Orleans to the Cretaceous period and beyond, these two mortal rivals find themselves locked in a battle of wills that spans millions of years, all to alter the course of history…

This announcement comes ahead of the publication of A Vicious Circle #3, the final part of the series, on-sale August 7, 2024.