Lisa Cholodenko may Direct ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY

Movie by Joey Paur

There was something about the kids book by Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day that I really liked when I was growing up. I thought it was funny. But the older I got the more I realized that's what life was really like... a bunch of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad days. With a few little good things sprinkled in the middle.

The director of the film The Kids Are All Right, Lisa Cholodenko, is in negotiations with 20th Century Fox to direct a live-action adaptation of the children's books that sets kids up for the disappointments of life. 

Story by Judith Viorst follows a young boy who endures a frustrating day that begins with him waking up to find gum in his hair and ends with him threatening to move to Australia. Other characters include Alexander's two older brothers and their parents.

The family comedy is being produced under Shawn Levy's 21 Laps banner along with the Jim Henson Company. Levy and Dan Levine will produce for 21 Laps, while Lisa Henson and Jason Lust will produce for Henson Co. Screenwriter Rob Lieber is adapting the story for the big screen.

If the film does well, the studio will most likely make more films out of the two other books in the series, turning it into a family film franchise. 

Here's a short description of the book:

Alexander knew it was going to be a terrible day when he woke up with gum in this hair.

And it got worse...

His best friend deserted him. There was no dessert in his lunch bag. And, on top of all that, there were lima beans for dinner and kissing on TV!

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