Published at: Nov. 5, 2008, 9:10 p.m. CST by hercules
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Jack Black will play the title role in Fox’s new version of “Gulliver’s Travels,” based on Jonathan Swift’s 1726 tale of a fellow who finds in distant lands people of improbable size.
Rob Letterman (“Shark Tale”) directs from a screenplay by Nicholas Stoller (“Fun With Dick And Jane,” “Yes Man”) and Joe Stillman ("Beavis & Butt-head," "King of the Hill," “Shrek,” "Shrek II"). Shooting starts in March.
Swift's tale has been adapted a zillion other times. Georges Méliès, of "A Trip To The Moon" fame, shot a silent version in 1902. Dave Fleisher, the director behind the theatrical "Superman" and "Popeye" shorts, brought an animated version of the tale to cinemas in 1939. The Japanese came up with 1965's "Gulliver's Travels Beyond the Moon." Ricahrd Harris played Gulliver in a 1977 live-action/animation hybrid. Ted Danson headlined a 1996 miniseries.
Find all of Variety’s story on the matter here.
