Going Buggy

Shotsmag Confidential reports that “film rights to James Sallis’ six Lew Griffin crime novels ([The] Long-Legged Fly, Moth, Black Hornet, Eye of the Cricket, Bluebottle, Ghost of a Flea) featuring an African-American private eye in New Orleans, have been sold to producer J.P. Williams, whose credits include Larry the Cable Guy, in a six-figure buyout of the entire franchise, for a series of modestly budgeted features.”

Hmm. Williams’ credits all seem to come from comedies. It’ll be interesting to see what he can do with Griffin, a man obsessed with finding missing children. Not exactly comedic material.