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'Simpsons' director signs for 'Pet'


May 01, 2008 David Silverman, who most recently helmed "The Simpsons Movie," has signed on to develop and direct "The Pet," a live-action sci-fi family comedy for Disney. The project, written by Matt Lieberman, centers on an everyday guy who becomes the pet of a group of aliens. Silverman, a longtime director-producer of Fox's "The Simpsons," directed DreamWorks' "El Dorado" in 2000 and co-directed Pixar's "Monsters, Inc." in 2001.

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