10-year-old Theo Leber cast opposite Dwayne Johnson in "Lizard Music"

Theo Leber, a 10-year-old fourth-grader from the Chicago area, has won a starring role alongside Dwayne Johnson in "Lizard Music", Benny Safdie's adaptation of Daniel Pinkwater's 1976 novel for Amazon MGM and United Artists. The live-action/CGI hybrid film marks Leber's feature debut after a months-long casting process. The project reunites Safdie with a major studio production.