Dylan Dog: Dead of Night

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Interesting. I'm looking forward to seeing Routh in more roles. Anyone else interested?

Hyde Park Entertainment Group and Platinum Studios have commenced production on "Dead of Night," based on the best-selling Italian comic book series, "Dylan Dog," created by Tiziano Sclavi. Principal photography is taking place in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Brandon Routh (Superman Returns) stars as Dylan - a reluctant private investigator who is drawn into the world of vampires, werewolves and the undead -- and the film is being directed by Kevin Munroe (TMNT).

Munroe brings a fresh take to the genre by focusing less on the transformation from human to non-human and more on the seamless interaction between the living and the undead. Writers Joshua Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly (Sahara, Conan the Barbarian) have taken the world of Dylan Dog out of a European setting and given it a New Orleans flavor with its rich bayou and marshland backdrop.

The comic book series has sold more than 56 million units worldwide and has been translated into 17 languages since its debut in 1986.