D' Onofrio, Joe Dean, Tayler Church, Martin Sensmeir, L.C. Crowley, Greg Jonkaitys, Lenore Gallegos, Elias Gallegos, Amy Filbeck, Joe Lansale, and Waldrop are producers of the project.
The 1987 short story will be made into an animated short film. Joe Landsdale will write the script.
Here is a statement from Geroge R. R. Martin, via blog, about the project: “Night of the Cooters is a short story, and our version is going to be a short film. I’d guess it will come in somewhere between 20 and 30 minutes, shot with a combination of live action and state-of-the-art animation. If you loved the story, we think you will love our movie.”
He added: “One thing I can promise: we will be having a premiere somewhere down the line at the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe.”
Here is Amazon's blurb of Night of the Cooters:
Now Howard Waldrop returns with the newest volume in his collection of bizarre voyages of the imagination. Voyage with him to... TEXAS: where Martians invade—and find their own Alamo ~ LONDON where Sherlock Holmes tracks down Jack the Ripper - or something like that ~ FRANCE: where the wheeled warriors of the 11th Bicycle Infantry take a ride to the top of the Eiffel Tower ~ and NEW JERSEY: where Herbert Hoover loses the election, takes to the airwaves, and alters the course of history. ~ PLUS: Visit a Woodstock generation reunion...explore the future of film... journey with Jetboy...and more!
Source material: Deadline.com