You have to wonder when someone writes a script especially for you that features a beloved dog dying.
Still, former Saturday Night Liver Molly Shannon clearly liked what she read – and the screenplay is by Nacho Libre/School Of Rock scribe Mike White, so she would’ve been mad to turn it down.
Year Of The Dog features a cheery secretary Peggy (Shannon), whose life revolves around her pooch, Pencil. When her canine chum shuffles off the mortal coil, our heroine is spurred on a journey of self-discovery and re-invention.
White already plans to direct the film, and we can expect a boatload of celebrity comedy cameos. Can you say Jack Black?