Benny Safdie's Adaptation of LIZARD MUSIC Has Added Alicia Silverstone to the Cast

A film adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater’s novel Lizard Music is being directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems), and it appears that the cast is being rounded out.

Deadline announced today that Alicia Silverstone and Tim Heidecker have been added to the cast. There’s no word on who they are playing.

It was previously announced that 10-year-old Theo Clark Leber landed the lead role opposite Dwayne Johnson, who’s also producing.

Safdie adapted the screenplay for Lizard Music, which “follows a boy (Leber) left to his own devices who stumbles upon a secret late-night broadcast of lizards playing otherworldly music, a hidden door to the extraordinary swings open.

“His search for answers leads him to an eccentric and whimsical old man nicknamed The Chicken Man (Johnson), and his beloved companion, a 111-year-old chicken named Claudia – two kindred spirits who found each other at just the right time.

“United by this shared vision, they set off on an adventure that begins as a hunt for a hidden society but blossoms into something far greater: a voyage through invisible worlds, unexpected harmonies, and the unbreakable bond between lost souls who discover magic not only in what they find, but in each other.

I haven’t read this book, but the story sounds like a lot of fun. Alicia Silverstone is going through an upsurge in popularity, and this if a further step forward in that journey.

There is no release date as of yet, and we will keep you posted on any news coming from this project.