A. Lee Martinez sold a film option on his The Automatic Detective to director David Fincher (who directed Alien3 and is currently at work on Rendezvous with Rama) and Tim Miller of Blur Studios. Agent Sarah Self of The Gersh Agency handled the deal on behalf of literary agent Sally Harding of The Cooke Agency.
Extra! Extra! Bad robot trying to make good finds himself up to his opticals in mutant lowlifes and little green wiseguys!
Even in Empire City, a town where weird science is the hope for tomorrow, it’s hard for a robot to make his way. It’s harder for a robot named Mack Megaton, a hulking machine designed to bring mankind to its knees. But Mack’s not interested in world domination. He’s just a bot trying to get by, to prove that he isn’t just an automated smashing machine and earn his citizenship in the process. It should be as easy as crushing a tank for Mack, but some bots just can’t catch a break.
When Mack’s neighbors are kidnapped, Mack sets off on a journey through the dark alleys and gleaming skyscrapers of Empire City. Along the way, he runs afoul of a talking gorilla, a brainy dame, a mutant lowlife, a little green mob boss, and the secret conspiracy at the heart of Empire’s founders—not to mention more trouble than he bargained for!