which had released the 1982 film, acquired the rights to the book to adapt it into a live-action/animated film. Michael Berg was set to adapt it, while Daniel Bobker and Ehren Kruger would produce. The Russo brothers were set as executive producers of the remake as of April 2019. Television series A television series based on the books was in development at Fox as an event series in September 2021. References External links The Doomed Mouse Utopia That Inspired the ‘Rats of NIMH’ -Dr. John Bumpass Calhoun spent the ’60s and ’70s playing god to thousands of rodents. 1971 American novels 1971 children's books 1971 science fiction novels Newbery Medal–winning works American children's novels American science fiction novels Children's science fiction novels Children's novels about animals Fictional mice and rats American novels adapted into films Rats of NIMH Atheneum Books books Mark Twain Awards