Lance Reddick, Steven Adams team

"The Wire" star Lance Reddick has teamed with manager-producer Steven Adams to form Christai Prods., a production company that kicks off with the Danny DeVito-directed supernatural thriller "St. Sebastian's." Christai Prods. will focus on developing story-driven film and TV projects that may be "outside the box" but feature strong roles that should attract talent. "I'm fortunate to have worked with so many great actors, writers, directors and producers over the years. We formed Christai to collaborate with these people and take our relationships to a new level," Reddick said. "St. Sebastian's" is a co-production with DeVito's Jersey Films that was exec produced by Steve Bing. Reddick stars alongside William Fichtner, Constance Zimmer and Lawrence Gillard. Reddick met DeVito on the set of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" when Reddick guest starred last year. The pair hit it off and decided to work together on the indie pic, which recently wrapped production in Los Angeles. Christai's second project will be "Other Animals," which "Red Tails" helmer Anthony Hemingway is attached to direct. Project, which is a wry tale of intersecting characters, including an aging pop star and a hitman, will begin casting this summer. Reddick and Adams are also developing TV projects with an emphasis on edgier content for cable networks. Reddick is best known for starring on HBO's "Oz" and "The Wire," as well as ABC's "Lost." He's currently a series regular on Fox's sci-fi series "Fringe" and will soon be seen opposite Viola Davis in Fox/Walden Media's upcoming drama "Won't Back Down," skedded for release this fall. Adams is a Peabody Award-winning producer who began his career at Paradigm and recently headed the U.S. arm of Paris-based production and vfx house BUF. His recent credits as a vfx exec producer include "Avatar," "Thor" and Tim Burton's "Dark Shadows." Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com