Variety, via Coming Soon, reports that writing duo Leo Benvenuti and Steve Rudnick have sold a pitch to Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, concerning a children’s computer animated movie. Produced by Nickelodeon Movies executive Julia Pistor, Mayfly centers on: “The insects have a very short lifespan, with some living only for one day. The story concerns a mayfly who accidentally oversleeps and, with the help of a tortoise friend, discovers the value of living for the moment. Concept puts the opposing lifespans of the two creatures into play since tortoises often live close to 100 years.”
Paramount, Nickelodeon catch Mayfly