Michael Rymer will direct and co-produce the feature film adaptation of the comic "Witchblade" for Platinum Studios, Top Cow Productions and Arclight Films reports Variety.

The fantasy involves a jewel-encrusted gauntlet that bestows extraordinary powers upon the possessor, one chosen female from each generation.

Rymer is filming the "Battlestar Galactica" series finale and recently wrapped production on NBC's two-hour series pilot "Revolution".