Oct 8 2008'Tom Thumb' Is Going To Be a Movie

Following the success of The Dark Knight and Iron Man, directors and studios are scrambling to pick up whatever remaining comic franchises they can get their hands on. But not Enchanted director Kevin Lima. He's not going to be fooled by the buzz. He knows what's really hot right now, and that is childish, sixteenth century English folklore. So he's directing Tom Thumb, the tale of a 6-inch-tall knight (above, fucking a butterfly), written, strangely, by the writer of Saving Private Ryan.

Warner Bros. and Red Wagon have lined up Kevin Lima ("Enchanted") to direct "Tom Thumb," a live-action take on the origins of the tiny character.

Red Wagon toppers Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher will produce, with Chris Chase exec producing.

Story, penned by Robert Rodat ("Saving Private Ryan"), is centered on an arrogant knight who's shrunk to 6 inches while assigned to protect a princess and then discovers what it means to be a real hero.

So being a real hero means practicing macrophilia? I always suspected as much, but I'm glad someone is saying it with a movie.

WB, Red Wagon developing 'Thumb' [Variety]

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