Lionsgate will venture to another adaptation of the literary material of Stephen Kingafter the premiere of The Long Walkscheduled for next September.
The study will be associated with JT Mollner (Strange Darling), screenwriter The Long Walkfor Write and direct film adaptation of The Girl Who Loved Tom GordonKing's novel published in 1999, according to THR reports.
The novel tells the heartbreaking story of Survival of Trisha, a nine -year -old girl, who struggles to survive after getting lost in the forest. With only his Walkman radio reproducing baseball matches to be company him, the girl's love for pitcher Tom Gordon begins to demonstrate in hallucinations that could save his life.
Roy Leethe producer of Strange Darlingwill return to work with Mollner as producer of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. Christine Romero, Ryan Silbert and Andrew Childs will also produce. Nathan Kahane, former president of Lionsgate, will be another producers. Meredith Wieck will supervise the project for Lionsgate together with Pavan Kalidindi.
Erin Westerman, president of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, declared a press release:
“We believe that JT is a filmmaker with a brilliant future. Throughout his work, he creates characters, especially young, so captivating, moving and emotional that they jump from the screen. And, of course, that is what Stephen King also does on paper. The story of survival and perseverance in The girl who loved Tom Gordon It is timeless. We love this story for a long time, and JT is the perfect choice to adapt and direct this favorite King fans. ”
He had already tried to adapt the novel before. In 2020, Christy Hall (I Am Not Okay With This) the Ramsay Lyn (We Need to Talk About Kevin), they were going to take care of the project that did not materialize.
Source: https://cine3.com/jt-mollner-lionsgate-adaptacion-the-girl-who-loved-tom-gordon-stephen-king/
