'Clifford the Big Red Dog' Being Adapted For the Screen

Image from PBS

By Darian Scalamoni

It’s been years in the making, but Paramount Pictures has announced today that Clifford the Big Red Dog is coming to theaters. Per Deadline, Justin Malen (Baywatch) is set to write the script for the movie that will be a live-action/CGI hybrid.

            Clifford the Big Red Dog is a major property that can do really well as a film if done right. Clifford launched in 1963 as a book series that follows a young girl named Emily Elizabeth who gets a red puppy for her birthday that grows to be 25 feet tall. The book series was so successful that it spawned a PBS television series.

No details have been revealed on a potential plot, cast or director along with a release date. Hopefully, the process could be quick and smooth for the story about the big red dog.