'Goon' coming to big screen

Dark Horse Entertainment, David Fincher and animation house Blur Studios are teaming up to bring cult comic The Goon to the movies as a CG-animated film.

Created by Eric Powell in 1999, the comic follows the adventures of a muscle-bound brawler who claims to be the primary enforcer for a feared mobster. The stories have a paranormal and comedic edge to them and concern ghosts, zombies, mad scientists and "skunk apes." Dark Horse has been publishing the comic since 2003.

Powell, who broke the news this week on his Web site, will write the screenplay for Goon, and Fincher will produce.

No studio is yet attached.

Blur is best known for its shorts, including the Academy Award-nominated Gopher Broke, as well as its work in commercials and special effects. Goon will be the company's first feature.