Francis Lawrence to Adapt Graphic Novel In The Small?

Posted by on November 26th, 2009   Filed under: Books/Comics, Rumours, Sci-fi
Source: Pajiba

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I Am Legend director Francis Lawrence has been attached to a ton of upcoming projects lately, including the Sgt. Rock movie, I Am Legend prequel, The World Without Us, The City That Sailed, and a futuristic Samson and Delilah movie (among others). Somehow with all those movies in development, he’s still currently lacking a project that’s actually ready to shoot right now. With that in mind, he is apparently on the verge of signing on to direct a movie based on the Michael Hague graphic novel In The Small.

According to Pajiba, the project would reteam Lawrence with Constantine and I Am Legend producer Akiva Goldsman, whose Weed Road Pictures picked up the rights a couple of years ago. The premise sounds kind of cool: a mysterious “blue flash” leaves all of the human race shrunk down to just six inches tall. A brother and sister lead two factions as they struggle to survive, find out what happened, and maintain some form of civilization. The story is intended for young adults and sounds a bit like The Incredible Shrinking Man meets The Lord of the Flies, but I enjoy apocalyptic stories that change the world in some unique way (not unlike Y: The Last Man). The script was written by first-time screenwriter Laura Harrington. Has anyone out there read the graphic novel? Does this sound like a promising flick and a decent choice for Francis Lawrence?



  • Sounds like a great project for Lawrence. Akiva Goldsman made a great choice by having Laura Harrington write the screenplay. My sources tell me it is pretty graphic – Darwinian concepts will be seen in a new light – can the species survive when we can be stalked by dogs, cats, and everything else we have domesticated? All of the technology we have created will fail us because we cannot use it. People we care about will die – and the external forces that brought this all about will have us where they want us.

    Can’t wait to see the film. It’ll be a blockbuster.

    Terry

  • AMalePoet

    Found and read it at my county library. The world portayed is dangerous or more so than any “zombie” tale. Loss and death are well portayed but not graphicly. Imagine Just the humans being shrunk to 6 inches and how heavy and unwieldy that cell phone is after you crawl out of that circus tent that was todays outfit. Personally Think it would make a better TV series. Not to spoil it for those who haven’t read the first one. Mystical or spiritual theme connects some “colorful” characters to our hero band of survivors. A “dark” faction is also alluded to but not defined. Haven’t searched too seriously for these books but I’m considering it. Oh and more than domesticated animals threaten the survivors. I am well over 21 and find this quite interesting.

  • Rick

    I’ve heard that the graohic novel gets very mixed reviews; high marks for art, low marks for writing and plot.

    I have to wonder if this short story, found on the web and apparently written in 2000, does better with the subject matter;

    http://arilin.macrophile.com/stories/metamorphosis-day.html