Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby; Poster for ‘Shadow Tiger’ | Photo Credit: 2011 Jeffrey Meyer/WireImage and @GraphicIndia/X
iron Man And children of Men Writing by Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby Shadow TigerFilm adaptation of Sharad Devarajan’s comic book.
This marks the first time the Academy Award-nominated duo has returned to the superhero genre. iron Manwhich laid the foundation for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He received an Oscar nomination for his work in Alfonso Cuaron’s 2006 dystopian film children of Menand has recently produced the sci-fi series Spread,
Live-action Shadow Tiger The film is being independently developed and produced by Devarajan’s Graphic India through a new live-action production division. Devarajan, Fergus and Ostby are producing alongside Graphic’s SVP Live Action, Sarena Khan.
Shadow Tiger The comics tell the story of Rajan Shah, a brilliant young lawyer from a simple family whose career is ruined when he exposes corruption in India’s justice system. His life changes dramatically when he inherits a billion-dollar fortune and a strange power from the man who killed his parents. Troubled by his complicated background, he vows to protect the innocent and bring justice to those who are beyond the reach of the law.
“We’ve always loved international stories that can speak to audiences across cultures and borders,” screenwriters Fergus and Ostby said in a joint statement.Shadow Tiger This felt like a perfect opportunity to do so, by returning to the roots of the superhero genre, namely that the purpose of superheroes was to inspire ordinary people to fight injustice.”
Devarajan is best known for co-creating Pavithra Prabhakar, the “Indian Spider-Man”. The character was recently re-introduced in the Hindi film industry. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-VerseWhich has become the highest-grossing animated box office release in Indian cinema history.
Devarajan also worked closely with the late Marvel icon Stan Lee Chakra Invincible.He is also known for the creation of The Legend of Hanuman and co-composed by SS Rajamouli Baahubali: Crown of Blood,
