Shane Abbess, who directed the remarkable low-budget Australian film Gabriel, has signed on to helm an adaptation of Dare Comics' debut title, The Hunter.  Abbess managed to make thecomplex, action fantasy film Gabriel for under $150,000, less the catering budget for a medium-size Hollywood production.

Adam Hamdy, who created The Hunter, is writing the screenplay for the film and collaborating closely with Abbess.  Scarlet Fire Entertainment, the company behind the TV series New Amsterdam and The Beast, is making the development of The Hunter a priority.  The protagonist of The Hunter is a CIA agent with extraordinary powers who needs them all as he investigates a string of terrorist attacks on the United States (see “Dare Comics ‘The Hunter’ Optioned”).