Ryan Reynolds is not afraid to get a bit dirty. Deadline reveals the actor/producer, through his Maximum Effort, is developing an animated version of I Eat Poop: A Dung Beetle Story with Paramount Animation.
Josh Cooley (Toy Story 4) is in talks to direct. EGOT-winning musicians Benj Pasek & Justin Paul will also produce via their production company Ampersand. Pasek & Paul are best known for their work on Dear Evan Hansen, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman. Brad Butler will oversee the project for Paramount Animation.
I Eat Poop: A Dung Beetle Story is a delightfully gross picture book by Mark Pett, published in October 2021 by Roaring Brook Press. It follows Dougie, a dung beetle, loves eating poop—a habit most of his schoolmates would consider revolting. As mysterious disappearances begin to plague the town, Dougie and his whole community discover what makes them different.
Pett is an award-winning author and illustrator of I’m Not Millie!, This Is My Book, Lizard From the Park, The Boy and the Airplane, The Girl and the Bicycle, and The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes. His books have sold over 500,000 copies. Stay tuned to Flickering Myth for more news on I Eat Poop.
