I'd like to get your industry insider perspective on this.

Your professed appreciation of Eric Frank Russell's work also figures into 
this. (I remember mention that you'd like to make Men, Martians, and 
Machines if given the chance)

Wasp is a wonderful work, one that as even more timely now than ever. It's a 
compact story, requiring minimal actors and only one major lead, and it's 
extremely well written. I know it was optioned fairly soon after its first 
publication, but for some reason has never hit the screen.

Why is that? It seems like a perfect thing to see released now, with the 
focus on terrorism and infiltration, and also resonates with oppressive 
society issues. I've always wanted to see it, along with others by Russell, 
(Especially And then There Were None, Nuisance Value,  and the afore 
mentioned Men, Martians and Machines) made into films, and it still 
surprises me that such wonderful work hasn't seen the light of day.

So, in your opinion, why is that?
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