"Fox 2000 has won approval from children's book author Beverly Cleary to develop a film based on her classic kidlit character Ramona Quimby. Cleary's first book, "Henry Huggins," was published in 1950. The Ramona Quimby character first appeared as the little sister in 1955's "Beezus and Ramona," and soon emerged as Cleary's most popular creation, getting top billing in seven more titles. In honor of Cleary's 90th birthday, HarperCollins plans to reissue all of the author's books, starting with the Ramona series, next summer..." (full details)
"Gold Circle Films will produce "A Haunting in Connecticut" from scribes Tim Metcalfe and Adam Simon. The film will recount the true story of a family forced to relocate near a clinic where their teenage son was being treated for cancer. The family begins experiencing violent, supernatural events that the parents first blame on stress from the illness, but they later discover that their new home is a former mortuary with a dark past..." (full details)
"Dimension Films has acquired from Steve Bing's Shangri-La Entertainment naughty teen comedy "Youth in Revolt" Deal comes with rights to the C.D. Payne novel as well as a script by Gustin Nash. The coming-of-age tale follows a 16-year-old who keeps a journal of his dogged quest to lose his virginity, and is expected to head into production next year..." (full details)
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