From correspondents in Maharashtra, India, 10:31 AM IST

Brandon Routh of 'Superman Returns' fame will now feature as a private investigator in the US-based Indian producer Ashok Amritraj's 'Dead Of Night', based on the best-selling Italian comic book series 'Dylan Dog'.

Amritraj's production house, Hyde Park Entertainment, has teamed up with Los Angeles-based comic book company Platinum Studios to co-produce the film.

Created by Tiziano Sclavi, 'Dylan Dog' was first published in 1986 and has been translated into 17 languages. Kevin Munroe, who directed last year's 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles', will wield the megaphone for 'Dead Of Night'.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)