India, July 22 -- Hollywood star Johnny Depp is teaming up with filmmaker Ridley Scott for a bold new venture - a movie based on the upcoming graphic novel Hyde, inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

The project, developed by Scott's production company, will launch first as a graphic novel series this Halloween. According to a report in Variety, Johnny, Ridley, and Mechanical Cake will co-own the property, which reimagines the gothic tale from a fresh and sinister perspective. The story follows Mr. Hyde after he has overtaken his alter ego, Dr. Jekyll, and now roams the sewers of London, fully embracing his malevolent nature. With the help of a mysterious serum, Hyde begins transforming oth...