In what looks to be a blend of Into The Wild and The Incredible Journey, Universal has picked up The Story Of Edgar Sawtelle, with Jarhead/Apollo 13 writer William Broyles Jr hired to adapt it into a script.
Based on David Wroblewski's novel, the plot will find a mute teenager reacting to the mysterious death of his father by running off into the woods of Wisconsin with three of the incredible dogs his family is in the business of raising and training.
Tom Hanks' Playtone company is producing the film and we hear Hanks is near a deal to play one of the dogs via Avatar-style performance capture.
Or did we dream that bit? Probably: the film has yet to track down a director or any cast.