Variety reports that "Frozen" co-director Jennifer Lee will write the big screen adaptation of author Madeleine L'Engle's beloved 1962 young adult novel "A Wrinkle in Time" for Disney.
Already adapted for TV
in '03 follows teenager Meg Murry, her genius brother Charles Wallace
and classmate Calvin O'Keefe as they launch an interplanetary mission to
rescue the siblings' missing scientist father. They are counseled along
the way by the mysterious trio of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs.
Which.
Lee
really impressed Disney xuitswith her take on the project,
emphasizing a strong female-driven narrative and creative approaches to
the science fiction and world-building elements of the book. Lee replaces Jeff Stockwell who initially tackled the screenplay when the project was announced in 2010.
No director is attached yet.
Jim Whitaker and Catherine Hand will produce.
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