'Kung Fu Panda' director, Osbourne to helm 'Bone' adaptation

Warner Bros has hired "Kung Fu Panda" director Mark Osborne to helm the animated adaptation of Jeff Smith's Eisner-winning comic book series "Bone".
Apart from directing, Osborne will co-write the screenplay with Adam Kline, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
He will also serve as an executive producer with Mark Bauch of Dan Lin's Lin Pictures, who will produce the film with Zareh Nalbandian of Animal Logic, with a plan to make a trilogy of animated feature films.
"'Bone' is very special and unconventional because it blends elements together that you don't necessarily expect - soft, little comic characters and epic high-stakes fantasy adventure," Osbourne said.

"To carry this into the cinematic realm presents both an opportunity to represent what readers of all ages have loved about the series, while pushing animated storytelling into exciting and different areas."
P J Hogan was previously attached to direct the project.