Variety brings news of director Todd Phillips‘ ("Old School," "Starsky and Hutch") next project: Based on the novel by Carolyn Parkhurst, "Dogs of Babel" focuses on "a grieving linguistics professor who tries to communicate with his Rhodesian Ridgeback because the dog was the only witness to the death of the man’s wife, who fell from a tree in their backyard."
Newbie screenwriter Jamie Linden adapted the novel into screenplay form for Focus Features — and if this project doesn’t sound like a Will Ferrell vehicle, I’ll eat my hat.
