A consortium of Hollywood producers including Ryan Kavanaugh of Relativity Media, David Lee and Steven Squillante of IDG Films, Scott Mitchell Rosenberg of Platinum Studios and Gary Hamilton of Arclight Films has announced the securing of financing to bring the Top Cow Productions Witchblade comic book character to the big screen.  Production will begin in 2006 on two feature films, which will be shot back-to-back.

The Witchblade property had a short but successful run as a television series on the TNT cable network, and Gonzo Digimation is putting the finishing touches on a Witchblade anime series, which will debut in Japan next spring (see 'Gonzo Witchblade Anime Set').  Witchblade has sold well over ten million comics worldwide (it has been printed in 21 languages and distributed in 55 countries) and spawned a number of licensed products including action figures, clothing, lithographs, calendars, masks and trading cards.