shrinkage

Adapted from Chuck Dixon's lean, hard-edged crime novel, Shrinkage is a street-level noir set in the department stores and back alleys of 1970s Philadelphia. Jeff is smart, confident, and good at what he does, lifting goods and working the angles, until an inside job over the Christmas season escalates into something he doesn't have the street smarts to survive. Drawn from Dixon's own memories of the city and the stockroom jobs of his youth, the story carries a grounded, lived-in authenticity beneath its mounting tension.

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Light Pipe Media is developing Shrinkage as a taut, character-driven crime drama, a portrait of ambition and consequence that makes you root for a protagonist who hasn't earned it, set in a richly rendered period world.

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PROJECT STATUS: In Development

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Chuck Dixon is one of the most prolific writers in American comics, with more than a thousand published scripts across three decades. He is celebrated for his long-running work on Batman and as the co-creator of the iconic villain Bane, alongside major titles including The Punisher, Nightwing, and G.I. Joe. Dixon is also a bestselling novelist: his Levon Cade thriller series launched with Levon's Trade, which became the 2025 feature film A Working Man, starring Jason Statham. His crime fiction is known for its lean storytelling, propulsive pacing, and vivid sense of place.

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TEAM:

• Phillip Bogolub | Producer

• Jean-François Cavelier | Producer