A feature adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s Sandkings is in the works at Netflix with Oscar winner Gore Verbinski (Rango, Pirates of the Caribbean, A Cure for Wellness) set to direct the project.
It was later published in the short story collection Sandkings as well as Martin’s Dreamsongs.
The story was originally published in the sci-fi magazine Omni in August 1979 and won the Hugo and Nebula awards.
Sandkings was previously adapted in 1995 as a television film starring Beau Bridges that served as the first episode of The Outer Limits relaunch.