Jimmy Miller is producing along with the Kroffts; Julie Wixson-Darmody and Daniel Lupi executive producers. The greenlight from Universal removes Ferrell from availability for other pre-strike projects - such as "Himelfarb" for Warner Bros. The comedian has been attached to "Land of the Lost" for several years.
Miller reps Ferrell and the Kroffts, who have long tried to get a bigscreen adaptation of their show made. Variety reports the adaptation by Chris Henchy and Dennis McNicholas revolves around a disgraced paleontologist, his assistant and a macho tour guide who find themselves in a strange world inhabited by dinosaurs, monkey people and reptilian Sleestaks. Donna Langley spearheaded the effort to obtain rights from the Kroffts, who also produced and created smallscreen skeins such as "H.
R. Pufnstuf," "Lidsville" and "Donny and Marie.
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