Twentieth Century Fox has set in motion the big screen adaptation of “Gulliver’s Travels,” with Jack Black playing the title role.  Rob Letterman (Shark Tale) is set to direct the classic Jonathan Swift story that will have a contemporary twist.

According to the trades, the tale pivots on Lemuel Gulliver, a free-spirited travel writer who, on an assignment to the Bermuda Triangle, suddenly finds himself a giant among men when he washes ashore on the hidden island of Lilliput, home to a population of industrious, yet tiny, people.

Once Jack Black committed to the film the studio quickly put the film in motion. Filming begins in March.