After several weeks of rumors, Film Roman has officially confirmed that
they are developing an animated feature film based on THE FABULOUS FURRY
FREAK BROTHERS, the underground comic book by Gilbert Shelton. THE FABULOUS
FURRY FREAK BROTHERS is about three hippie brothers: freewheeling
cowboy-hatted Frank; mad-inventor Phineas, and Fat Freddy, as well as Fat
Freddy's cat, who is described as meaner than Garfield, smarter than Felix,
randier than Fritz, and a better mouser than Tom. Mike B. Anderson (THE
SIMPSONS) is slated to direct the script he has been developing with the
Film Roman team. Commenting on the rapidly growing feature film development
slate at Film Roman, David Pritchard, Film Roman's President and Chief
Executive Officer, said, "This is another of numerous feature films we will
put into development over the next several months that include both
animated and live-action projects." Gilbert Shelton first wrote the Freak
Bros. in 1967, and published it in various underground newspapers around
the United States, including THE LOS ANGELES FREE PRESS. The first Freak
Bros. comic book was published by Rip Off Press in 1970, and went on to
become the best-selling underground comic book of all times selling more
than 1 million copies in the first year. Film Roman is currently producing
THE SIMPSONS and KING OF THE HILL for 20th Century Fox Television, THE
DOWNTOWNERS for Warner Bros. Network, and is in production on JOHNNY
TSUNAMI, a live-action movie for The Disney Channel.