article_snippet: Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has come aboard to star in and produce the feature adaptation.
article_snippet: Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins New Regency and The Henson Co., who also are producing.
article_snippet: Regency initially partnered with Ivan Reitman's The Montecito Picture Co. to produce the adaptation, hiring Jim Byrkit and Alex Manugian to write the script, as well as John Stevenson (the co-director of "Kung Fu Panda") to direct.
article_snippet: Gordon-Levitt's boarding indicates the project is getting a fresh start, and a new director and writers will be hired.