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Alicia Silverstone & Tim Heidecker Latest To Join Benny Safdie’s ‘Lizard Music’
Alicia Silverstone and Tim Heidecker have joined the cast of Benny Safdie’s forthcoming film Lizard Music, a live-action/CGI adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater’s novel. Their roles have not been disclosed, and the announcement adds further recognisable names to a project led by newcomer Theo Clark Leber and Dwayne Johnson.
The story follows a boy who discovers a late-night broadcast featuring lizards performing strange music, leading him to The Chicken Man and his 111-year-old chicken, Claudia. Safdie wrote the screenplay and is producing alongside Johnson, United Artists’ Scott Stuber and Nick Nesbitt, and David Koplan of Magnetic Fields Entertainment.
In short
- Silverstone and Heidecker join Benny Safdie’s Lizard Music.
- Theo Clark Leber and Dwayne Johnson lead the cast.
- The film adapts Daniel Pinkwater’s surreal children’s novel.
Explained simply
Lizard Music is an upcoming film based on Daniel Pinkwater's novel of the same name. The film combines live-action footage with computer-generated imagery and is directed by Benny Safdie, whose previous credits include the acclaimed film Uncut Gems.
The story centres on a young boy who encounters a mysterious late-night television broadcast featuring lizards performing unusual music. This discovery leads him to meet The Chicken Man and his 111-year-old chicken, Claudia, as the narrative unfolds. The film adapts Pinkwater's original novel, bringing its surreal elements to the screen.
The project has attracted significant industry backing and prominent talent. Lead newcomer Theo Clark Leber and Dwayne Johnson are involved, with Johnson also serving as a producer. Multiple major studios, including United Artists, are backing the film as a substantial investment in adapting this unconventional source material.