Walden Media adapting Gordon Korman's UNGIFTED into a movie!
Walden Media is developing another family-friendly feature film. Deadline reports that the studio has bought screen rights to Gordon Korman’s Ungifted, which is set to be published in fall 2012. Korman has already done well with the 39 Clues series that DreamWorks is currently developing as a film.
Ungifted is the story of “a 14-year-old kid of average intelligence who’s accidentally placed in a school of gifted students and tries to hide among the brainiacs to escape punishment for a prank he pulled at his old school. He eventually shakes up the uptight, socially awkward advanced students and learns something about his own capabilities.
Walden’s Amanda Morgan Palmer and Michael Bostick brought in the book and will hire a writer shortly. Walden Media’s other family-friendly projects include Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego with Jennifer Lopez attached, The Conscientious Objector with Get Low helmer Aaron Schneider directing, and The Jonny Weston surfer movie starring Gerard Butler, which is currently wrapping.
This sounds like a cool story with a good message. What are your thoughts on this news?
Ungifted is the story of “a 14-year-old kid of average intelligence who’s accidentally placed in a school of gifted students and tries to hide among the brainiacs to escape punishment for a prank he pulled at his old school. He eventually shakes up the uptight, socially awkward advanced students and learns something about his own capabilities.
Walden’s Amanda Morgan Palmer and Michael Bostick brought in the book and will hire a writer shortly. Walden Media’s other family-friendly projects include Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego with Jennifer Lopez attached, The Conscientious Objector with Get Low helmer Aaron Schneider directing, and The Jonny Weston surfer movie starring Gerard Butler, which is currently wrapping.
This sounds like a cool story with a good message. What are your thoughts on this news?