Johnny Depp's Infinitum Nihil label will co-produce an adaptation of the Image comic mini-series The Vault alongside GK Films. The latter acquired film rights to the three-issue property, written by Sam Sarkar and illustrated by Carrie Gastonny, which just debuted last week. While Sarkar and Gastonny's book may very well be worth the adaptation (I've yet to check it out, so I really can't comment), Heat Vision points out that its acquisition may have been expedited by Sarkar's place as an executive at Depp's Infinitum.

In terms of plot, The Vault follows a small team of treasure hunters who, when excavating a legendary treasure pit, unleash an "ancient evil." Co-producing the film alongside Depp and GK's Graham King is Infinitum president Christi Dembrowski and Tim Headington of GK. Most recently, GK Films teamed up with Depp on Rango and will release Martin Scorsese's Hugo on November 23rd via Paramount. The second issue of The Vault is currently slated to hit comic shelves on September 28th.