Despite not being released till May 2013, the graphic novel Bolivar, written and illustrated by Sean Rubin, has being picked up by Warner Bros. Pictures to be adapted into an animated movie. Irish filmmaker Kealan O'Rourke will write and direct the cartoon. O'Rourke won the award for best animation at the 2012 Irish Film And Television Awards for the short The Boy In The Bubble. Narrated by Alan Rickman, it follows a ten year old boy who, following his first broken heart, invokes a spell to shield him from emotion forever.
Bolivar centres on a young girl, Sybil, who moves to New York, and finds out her new neighbour is a reclusive dinosaur named Bolivar. Due to Sybil's persistence, they soon become friends.
No release date has been given.
Source:The Hollywood Reporter
