Twilight Director Catherine Hardwicke Bringing Vault Comics’ Heathen to Screen

The film version of Vault Comics’ Heathen has found a director in Catherine Hardwicke (Twilight, Red Riding Hood, Thirteen) for Constatin Film and Prime Universe Films.

Hardwicke will direct from a screenplay by Kerry Willamson (Tyler Perry’s Alex Cross and Netflix's What Happened to Monday?)

According to Deadline, Heathen focuses on “Aydis, a fierce Viking warrior who is scorned by her village for kissing another woman and then, after witnessing widespread injustice toward women, declares a one-woman feminist war on Odin himself.

“The acclaimed series by Natasha Alterici weaves feminism and queer themes into the familiar tapestry of Norse mythology, a mix that promises to deliver a Viking film unlike any previous one in the annals of Hollywood. … Lady pirates, vicious mermaids, and a cursed Valkyrie all cross paths with Aydis as she finds adventure and purpose with sword in hand.”