Actor Michael Sheen will direct and star in the film adaptation of Dark Horse’s Eisner-winning Green River Killer graphic novel (see “'Green River Killer: A Detective Story'”).

The film will be financed by QC Entertainment. Sheen (Masters of Sex, Kingdom of Heaven, Underworld) wrote the screenplay, and will produce along with Dark Horse Entertainment’s Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg. QC Entertainment’s Sean McKittrick and Ray Mansfield will also produce. QC Entertainment’s Edward H. Hamm Jr. and Shaun Redick will executive produce.  The film will be co-represented for domestic film sales by ICM Partners and QC Entertainment, which is the recently formed partnership between McKittrick, Hamm, Mansfield and Redick

The story follows Tom Jensen, the man who spent 20 years looking for the “Green River Killer” and Gary Ridgeway (who will be played by Sheen), the killer. After a two-decade hunt and 49 murders, the two men are forced to work together in a dark alliance to uncover the truth.

“This is a dark story but one that ultimately finds hope and meaning in that darkness,” said Sheen.  “The story of Tom and Gary, and how they are bound together in time, pulled me in from the beginning and wouldn’t let go.  I hope that by now bringing it to life on screen it can make audiences feel the same way.”