Brownstone Productions, Universal Pictures, and producer Marc Platt are developing a live-action hybrid feature based on Scholastic’s book series “The Magic School Bus” by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.
With over 80 million books in print, the science-centered stories feature the intrepid Ms. Frizzle and her class, who set out on field trips in their familiar-looking yellow school bus that magically transforms into a plane, submarine, spaceship, or surfboard, depending on the science concept being explored.
Elizabeth Banks is set to play Ms. Frizzle in the film and will produce with Max Handelman, Iole Lucchese, Caitlin Friedman and Adam Siegel.
The property was previously adapted into a PBS animated TV series featuring Lily Tomlin in the starring role as Ms. Frizzle and earned more than 100 awards, including an Emmy Award, Annenberg Award, and National Education Association Award. An animated sequel debuted on Netflix in 2017 featuring Kate McKinnon as Ms. Frizzle’s sister Fiona.
Source: Deadline
