Tom the Dancing Bug Movie?

Tom the Dancing Bug has been optioned for a movie. Well, not the whole strip, but the character "Harvey Richards: Lawyer for Children" which I would say is my favorite of his recurring strips. SO, who would play Harvey Richards? Will Ferrell would be a good choice. Read the Universal Press Syndicate's press release.

Why must everything be turned into a movie? It's as if it is some kind of superior medium that your work, be it comics, novels, or video games, must attain.