Iron Man writers take on Indian superhero film

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The writers of Iron Man, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby are taking on a film adaptation of India's comic character 'Shadow Tiger'.

Shadow Tiger was published by India's comic publisher, Graphic India. Fergus and Ostby first created the Iron Man film that started the Marvel Cinematic Universe now return again to bring India's popular character to the screen.

Graphic India has produced over 500 episodes of animation across TV and digital platforms with premium global partners including Amazon Prime Video, Cartoon Network, Disney + Hotstar, Netflix, Reliance Network, Viacom18 and others, as well as live action theatrical films in Hollywood, Bollywood and China. In 2021, Graphic India partnered with Disney + Hotstar for the launch of "The Legend of Hanuman" season 1 and 2 that went on to become the most watched series across OTT platforms for 5 consecutive weeks. In November 2021, Graphic India along with Netflix announced partnering with filmmaker Zoya Akhtar for a feature film adaptation of The Archies comics. Set in the 1960s, it will be a live-action musical set and introduce Riverdale to a new generation in India.