Matt Reeves is Developing THE CARE AND FEEDING OF A PET BLACK HOLE Animated Film
Director Matt Reeves has added another film project to his slate. He is currently working on War For the Planet of the Apes and The Batman, now he's teaming up with Fox Animation to give us an animated film adaptation of the upcoming kids' book The Care and Feeding OF A Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas. Reeves will be developing the film as a producer.
This story actually has a pretty heavy theme. It follows an 11-year old girl named Stella Rodriguez, "who shows up at NASA to request that her recording be included in Carl Sagan’s Golden Record. A black hole follows her home, intending on being her new pet. She names it Larry. It swallows everything it touches, which takes care of the ugly sweaters her aunt has made for her, the smelly class hamster she’s taking care of, and reminders of her dead father that are just too painful to have around. When the family dog gets lost inside Larry, Stella ties a bed sheet around her claw foot tub and dives in to retrieve the pooch. But the tub gets sucked in too, along with her brother who happened to be taking a bath at the time. Adventure in the black hole follows as the young girl realizes she has been letting her own grief over her father’s death consume her."
Like I said, it has a heavy theme but it's wrapped up in a fun story about a pet Black Hole, which is such a weird and interesting concept that I love! I think that Reeves is a great filmmaker and I'm sure he'll help steer this adaptation in the right direction. This should make for a great film!
The book will be published in September.
Source: Deadline