Barry Sonnenfeld to Direct Animated Adaptation of GIL’S ALL FRIGHT DINER

Variety reports that DreamWorks Animation is looking to produce an adaptation of Gil’s All Fright Diner.  The 2006 novel by A. Lee Martinez tells the story of a vampire and werewolf, who happen to be friends, that stop by a diner one night to only end up having to deal with zombies and having to save the world.   Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty) is attached to direct the project from a script by Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff, who previously wrote Kung Fu Panda for the studio.  The writing duo also wrote the upcoming Ridley Scott directed Robin Hood.