Paul Wernick & Rhett Reese Writing Cowboy Ninja Viking For Disney

Deadline reports that Disney has bought the film rights to the comic Cowboy Ninja Viking. They're hired Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese to start work on the screenplay. A multiple personality disorder patient is trained to be an assassin with three different skill sets and the personalities that come with them tries to bring down the nefarious organization that made him. The pair are best known for their work on Zombieland but are also gaining praise for the Deadpool script. They've also worked on the Venom spin-off and G.I. Joe: Cobra's Revenge.