Jim Mickle to helm Legendary's 'God Country' movie

'

Sweet Tooth

' creator Jim Mickle will next tackle fantasy feature '

God Country

' for Legendary. The movie is an adaptation of a comic written by

Donny Cates

and published by Image Comics, according to the reports.

Mickle will direct the film from a screenplay adapted by Cates.

'God Country' follows

Emmet Quinlan

, an old widower afflicted with dementia and violent outbursts.

When a tornado hits his West Texas town, Quinlan is rejuvenated thanks to an enchanted sword he finds in the wreckage. Which is good as a host of dastardly creatures are about to descend on what remains of the town.

Lee Kramer and Jon Kramer from AfterShock Media will produce along with Mickle and Linda Moran.