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 engaged in a competition with Pixar for the film rights of the novel Sector 7. Darren Aronofsky was set to direct and Good Machine acted as co-producer.