The first time I heard about 1906 was in the news when James Dalessandro took his idea (treatment) to major studios for the top offer.  Barry Levinson’s production company purchase the treatment for a million dollars with Dalessandro in place to write three drafts of the script and the novel. 

Today, Brad Bird (Incredibles) is re-writing the script with plans to direct the live action movie.  Latino Review conducted an informative Q and A with Bird, which you can read at  Latino Review.  Bird discusses Toy Story 3, Iron Giant and Up as well.   

Some years ago I interviewed James Dalessandro over at Screenwriters Utopia.  He talks about 1906 and screenwriting in general, very insightful about the movie industry from a writer’s point of view.