Summit Entertainment has acquired screen rights to the upcoming book "Letters to Juliet" and will develop it into a film to be directed by Gary Winick ("Charlotte's Web", "13 Going on 30") reports Variety.
"Letters to Juliet" -- written by Lise and Ceil Friedman -- is a compilation of missives that lovelorn people all over the world have written to storied star-crossed lover Juliet Capulet.
The letters find their way to Verona, Italy. Book explains who are the volunteers who've been answering the missives for 70 years.
A writer will be set shortly to use the fact-based tale to craft a contemporary romance film.
