Warner Bros Develops 'Nubs'

After the success of Fox's "Marley and Me", brothers Warner of Burbank must have been seeing dollar signs as they've dug up the rights to the New York Times children's best seller "Nubs". The uplifting book was written by Major Brian Dennis, Mary Nethery, and Kirby Larson. The true story centers around a stray dog that Dennis found in Iraq which he cared for and had shipped back to the U.S.  Dennis later joined the dog and made appearances on "The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien" among others. Justin Zackham, lately of "The Bucket List" fame, is penciled in to write and produce.

The general public is always open to a heart warming film featuring animals and using the war as a backdrop will help establish a setting we can all relate to. I'd like to see a strong character actor taking the lead as Major Brian Dennis, not a big name. I can see this film playing to a broad audience and hitting 90 Million to 100 Million domestically depending on release date and actors. If it can be anywhere in the ballpark of the monetary success "Marley and Me", "Scooby-Doo" or
"Beverly Hills Chiuaha" enjoyed, then WB has a gold mine in their paws.