Starz to Develop Live Action Adaptation of Noir Anime Series

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Starz is developing a live-action adaptation of the anime television series Noir. Sam Raimi and Rob Tapart (Xeno: Warrior Princess, Spartacus Blood and Sand, Legend of the Seeker) will executive produce.

Noir, which aired for 26 episodes on TV Tokyo in 2001, starts with a mysterious e-mail and a haunting melody. Professional assassin Mireille Bouquet's world is knocked askew by an unnerving contact from a young amnesiac, Yumura Kirika, whose killing skills are as deadly as Mireille's, and whose missing memory may unlock the mystery of Mireille's life as well. With their pasts inextricably linked, Mireille conditionally admits Yumura into her confidence. In uneasy partnership, the two -- known now as Noir -- face a conspiracy that quickly calls on all of their lethal resources. It is a journey through the darkness, searching for a truth that they know will mean their deaths.