Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to the comic book THE LEADING MAN  from Oni Press, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Written by B. Clay Moore and illustrated by Jeremy Haun, the comic follows the adventures of the world's biggest movie star, Nick Walter. Walter uses his celebrity, access, lifestyle and his films' international location shoots as a cover for his real job, that of an international spy. The first issue was published July 13. Moore wrote "Hawaiian Dick," which is set up at New Line.