differences, while Carrey followed suit in July. In April 2000, Warner Bros. hired Beavis and Butt-Head and King of the Hill creator Mike Judge as director and co-writer, with Robin Williams, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, and Adam Sandler in consideration for the lead role. Filming was set to begin early 2001. In June 2009, it was announced that Enchanted director Kevin Lima was attached to direct. In 2010, it was reported that Zach Galifianakis was in talks for the lead role. In March 2011, Richard Linklater entered negotiations to helm the project, and was announced as the director in January 2014. That same month, Femke Wolting and Tommy Pallotta had begun working on the design and animation on the project while Galifianakis would reportedly play the lead character. On July 8, 2014, it was announced that Jon Hamm, Danny McBride, Sarah Silverman, Kevin Hart, Josh Gad, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jordan Peele had entered talks for various roles in the film. On August 4, Linklater left the project to concentrate on his next film That's What I'm Talking About (released in 2016 as Everybody Wants Some!!). As of 2022, the proposed remake is still in development limbo. Comic book adaptation Dell Movie Classic: The Incredible Mr. Limpet (August 1964) See also List of American films of 1964 References External links 1964 films 1960s American animated films 1960s fantasy comedy films American films with live action and animation Warner Bros. animated films 1960s English-language films American fantasy comedy films Animated films about fish Films about wish fulfillment Films based on fantasy novels Films directed by Arthur Lubin Films about shapeshifting Warner Bros. films Films about the United States Navy in World War II U-boat fiction Films set in 1941 Films set in 1963 1964 animated films Films based on American novels Films adapted into comics 1964 comedy films