Merrick here...


Francis Lawrence is like a cinematic barnacle - he's apparently attaching himself to nearly any project that comes his way. And now, THIS report at Pajiba says the I AM LEGEND director is looking to take on an adaptation of IN THE SMALL.

Pajiba says:

In the Small, which is based on a Michael Hague graphic novel, concerns a strange explosion that leaves all humans six inches tall, yet nothing else is affected. Those who survive the transition are forced to create a new social order and adjust in a world where man is no longer at the top of the food chain. As they attempt to find out what happened, humanity is faced with a new and existential threat.

"...a new and existential threat". See? I TOLD YOU cats were nothing but trouble, and this movie's gonna prove it. And owls would suck, too, if all people were miniaturized. That's the movie I want to see: the itty bitty human race pursued by Harryhausen-like cats and owls. I'm sure that's not what this story is about, but it should be.

IN THE SMALL can be found in Graphic Novel form HERE.

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