Vin Diesel is being sought for the starring role in The Last Witch Hunter, which is being directed by Breck Eisner (The Crazies).

Written by Cory Goodman, The Last Witch Hunter landed on the 2010 Black List, which honors the best in unproduced screenplays. The story follows an immortal witch hunter who teams up with a powerful female witch to stop a coven from unleashing a plague on all of humanity.

The movie is being produced by Summit Entertainment and Furla Films.

There is no set production start date, but its likely that we will see The Last Witch Hunter in theaters by the end of next year.