Legendary Pictures is looking to bring Bigfoot to the big screen. The studio has picked up the rights to Devolution, the latest from author Max Brooks. The book only just hit shelves, but Legendary didn't waste any time in getting this tale into development as a feature. Interestingly, it brings the project full circle, as it dates back nearly a decade.

According to a new report, Devolution has officially been optioned by Legendary. No screenwriter is attached currently and it isn't clear who may be eyed to direct the adaptation. Though it seems to be in the very early stages. Max Brooks had originally been developing the idea with the studio as a movie alongside Jack Bender and David Leslie Johnson. Eventually, the project switched mediums and Brooks reimagined it as a novel. The novel was published on June 16 by Del Rey and has, thus far, received a generally warm reception from critics.