Narnia director turns to "Beasts of Burden" comic

Reuters

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – The Dark Horse comic "Beasts of Burden" is heading to the big-screen with "Shrek" and "Narnia" director Andrew Adamson leading the charge.

Adamson will serve as a producer of what is intended to be a computer-animated feature adaptation of the comic.

"Beasts of Burden" is set in a community called Burden Hill where a series of supernatural events occur, causing a gang of dogs (and one cat) to team up in order to keep their owners and the town's residents safe.

Evan Dorkin ("Milk & Cheese") and Jill Thompson ("Scary Godmother") created the characters, which first appeared in "The Dark Horse Book of Hauntings, Witchcraft, the Dead and Monsters."

"Burden" is seen as a return to the animation world for the New Zealand-born Adamson, who directed the first two "Shrek" cartoons before moving on to the first two "Narnia" movies.