Screen Gems has purchased feature film rights to Capcom's hit vidgame series " Devil May Cry ," with the aim of kickstarting a new genre franchise. Kyle Ward has been hired to pen the script, which revolves around the character of Dante , who avenges his mother's murder by killing off demons. Franchise was originally developed as the third installment of the " Resident Evil " games -- another Capcom property. But once the game's design started to deviate significantly from "Resident Evil's" style, Capcom decided to launch the title as an original property. " Devil " has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. Screen Gems' "Resident Evil" franchise became a global B.O. hit for the genre label, with more than $580 million in worldwide grosses collectively. "Devil" represents the next potential vidgame franchise adaptation for Screen Gems. There have been five games in the series since, with the lat