| Release Date: | TBA |
| Cast: | TBA |
| Director: | TBA |
| Screen Writer(s): | Stuart Hazeldine |
| Official Site: | TBA |
| Trailers: | None |
| Status: | Rumoured |
| Synopsis/Plot: | Battle Chasers is set on a deadly alien world where humans battle for wealth and four very different superpowered warriors are forced to form an alliance to save their land from a corrupt king. |
| News and Rumors: |
August 9, 2003: From CountingDown.com: "CountingDown.com recently checked in with Producer Ken F. Levin about the current status of 20th Century Fox's adaptation of the hit DC comic 'Battle Chasers', which was announced back in April of this year. Levin confirmed for us that Stuart Hazeldine (Riverworld), who was reportedly in negotiations to pen the script for the film, is now officially on board. "Stuart is currently working on the story," Levin tells us.
Additionally, he tells us that series creator Joe
Madureira, who is currently busy "spending a lot of time
working as creative director for Realm on a massively multi-player
online videogame they're doing for N-Soft", is in the loop on
the project, and pleased with the current progress. "[Stuart]
and Joe already had a long conversation about it, and I think Joe
is very happy with where things are." Levin concluces by assuring
us that he has every hope for the project.
April 1, 2003: 20th Century Fox has optioned feature rights to the fantasy comic book series Battle Chasers, with Gil Netter attached to produce, reports Variety. Stuart Hazeldine is negotiating to adapt the screenplay. Created by Joe Madureira and published by DC Comics, Battle Chasers is set on a deadly alien world where humans battle for wealth and four very different superpowered warriors are forced to form an alliance to save their land from a corrupt king. Fox production president Hutch Parker will supervise development with VP Alex Young. Ken Levin and Jason Netter are executive producers. Gil Netter, whose "Phone Booth" will be released this Friday, also produced upcoming pic "The Boss' Daughter" (aka "The Guest") for Dimension Films and "Dude, Where's My Car?" for Fox. He is currently producing the sequel to the latter film. Hazeldine wrote "Riverworld," which was produced by Alex Proyas for Alliance Atlantis and premiered on the Sci Fi Channel on March 22. He also penned "The Tenth Victim," which will be produced through Myriad Pictures with Pressman Films.
