Editing Dilbert (section)

===Cancelled film adaptation===
As early as 2006, Adams and United Media had been struggling to get a film adaptation of the comic strip off the ground. Adams envisioned the idea as a live-action film, with Dogbert and Catbert as animated characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/09/movies-and-dilb.html|title=The Dilbert Blog: Movies and Dilbert|author=Scott Adams|access-date=July 1, 2022|date=September 19, 2007}}</ref> Film director [[Chris Columbus (director)|Chris Columbus]] was in talks to direct the film in 2007, with Tariq Jalil on board as producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/exclusive-ken-kwapis-to-direct-liveaction-dilbert-movie.php|access-date=July 1, 2022|date=May 26, 2010|author=Dustin Rowles|title=Exclusive: Ken Kwampis to Direct Live-Action Dilbert Movie|publisher=Pajiba|archive-date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128170617/https://www.pajiba.com/trade_news/exclusive-ken-kwapis-to-direct-liveaction-dilbert-movie.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2010, it was announced that a live-action ''Dilbert'' film was in development. [[Ken Kwapis]] was announced as director, fresh off the heels of ''[[He's Just Not That Into You (film)|He's Just Not That Into You]]'' and directing several episodes for [[NBC]]'s [[The Office (American TV series)|''The Office'']].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/dilbert-live-action-ken-kwapis-scott-adams/|publisher=[[Collider (website)|Collider]]|access-date=July 1, 2022|title=Ken Kwapis to Helm Live-Action DILBERT Movie|date=May 26, 2010|author=Matt Goldberg}}</ref> Jahil remained as producer, with Phoenix Entertainment and Intrigue Entertainment joining the producing team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/509216/ken-kwapis-to-direct-live-action-dilbert-movie/|access-date=July 1, 2022|publisher=[[/Film]]|title=Ken Kwapis To Direct Live-Action Dilbert Movie?|date=May 26, 2010|author=Russ Fischer}}</ref>

But in December 2017, in an interview by ''[[The Mercury News]]'', Adams said that it would be impossible to make the film after his public support of [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/12/06/win-bigly-scott-adams-dissects-trumps-persuasion-skills/|title='Dilbert' creator Scott Adams talks new book and why he backs Donald Trump|access-date=July 1, 2022|date=December 6, 2017|publisher=[[The Mercury News]]|author=Chuck Barney}}</ref>