Amazon MGM lands The Rock’s Lizard Music

Dwayne Johnson will star as Chicken Man, reuniting with Smashing Machine filmmaker Benny Safdie for the kidlit adaptation.

By Sadhana Bharanidharan

October 17, 2025

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benny safdie, book adaptations, Daniel Pinkwater, dwayne johnson, Lizard Music, Seven Bucks Productions, The Rock

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