'PIRATES' JUMP ABOARD 'DEVASHARD' FANTASY FILM

-McLeod and Venghaus raise their swords to unite with Vanquish-



LOS ANGELES, CA. Producer Eric McLeod and exec producer David Venghaus join the high ranks of "DevaShard," the fantasy-based property recently picked up by Vanquish Motion Pictures.



McLeod and Venghaus, who worked together on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, then exec producer and first assistant director respectively, will come together again for another epic tale, this one derived from eastern myth.



Vanquish's Jay Douglas and Nav Gupta will produce alongside McLeod and are scripting with writing partner Heather Kenealy, from a treatment by "Underworld" co-creator Kevin Grevioux, who's also serving as EP with Venghaus.



The story, hailing from Hong Kong's Fluid Comics, chronicles two rival young warriors, one a cursed demon, the other blessed with divinity, whose intertwined fates lead them to the eve of a grand war. The first two books of the series were unveiled at San Diego's Comic Con and will hit U.S. shops in December.



McLeod is currently producing Tony Scott's "Unstoppable," "Bioshock" for Universal and exec producing "Prince of Persia" for Jerry Bruckheimer, while Venghaus just wrapped A.D. duties on Robert Zemeckis' "A Christmas Carol."