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Benny Safdie, Dwayne Johnson Reunite on ‘Lizard Music’ as Johnson Slims Down to Play ‘Chicken Man’

The project is a packaged adaptation being shopped to buyers after The Smashing Machine’s Venice reception.

Dwayne Johnson stars in the new biopic "The Smashing Machine."
A still from 'The Smashing Machine'

Overview

  • Safdie will write and direct the adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater’s 1976 novel, with Johnson set to star as the eccentric septuagenarian known as the Chicken Man.
  • At TIFF, Johnson confirmed he is actively losing weight for the role, saying, “This is me slimmed down” and that he still has “a long ways to go.”
  • The package has not landed with a studio or distributor and is being taken to market following Deadline’s initial report.
  • Producers attached include Safdie for Down For The Count Productions, Johnson for Seven Bucks Productions, and David Koplan.
  • The story follows a boy who discovers a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing music and meets the Chicken Man and his 70-year-old chicken companion, Claudia.