In May 2000, Nickelodeon won a bidding war against Pixar in acquiring the film rights to the novel Sector 7 with Darren Aronofsky attached to direct and Good Machine as co-producer.
In May 2000, Nickelodeon participated in a bidding process against Pixar to secure the film rights to the novel Sector 7. Darren Aronofsky was planned to be the director and Good Machine would serve as a producer.