Fox Acquires Rights to Graphic Novel BOLIVAR

According to Deadline, FOX has gotten the rights of graphic novel BOLIVAR. The intent is to turn it into a movie. Read more about the news from Deadline here!

BOOM! Studios published the graphic novel last. It is from author and illustrator Sean Rubin. The comic centers on a young girl living in New York City who discovers that her next door neighbor just happens to be the last living dinosaur. The book was in consideration for Eisner Award for Best Children's Comic.

Set to produce the film is Shawn Levy and Dan Levine with 21 Laps. Shawn Levy/21 Laps While Levy is best known as a director of hit comedies and family tentpoles, whose films have grossed more than $3 billion worldwide, his production company 21 Laps Entertainment has emerged in recent years as one of the most prolific and eclectic in the industry, with a slate of film and TV projects encompassing multiple genres and collaborating with the most renowned filmmakers.

Along with Stranger Things, 21 Laps' other recent productions include The Spectacular Now; Why Him; Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; and Fist Fight. Levy and 21 Laps also produced the hit comedy series Last Man Standing, starring Tim Allen which aired for six seasons on ABC.

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