, the studio confirmed Friday. Also aboard isProduction begins in April on the pic, which will be written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, who penned and helmed the teen-angst picproducer James L. Brooks and his Gracie Films banner; Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Amy Brooks and Blume are also producing.
The story in Blume’s 1970 must-read for tween girls centers on Margaret Simon, a sixth grader who is questioning everything about adolescence and puberty, and searching the universe for whatever answers she can find. With her mother and grandmother trying to guide her through a time when everything is changing, they too find that you never stop questioning your path and defining what is meaningful in your life.
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