Edgar Comes To The Screen

Oscar-nominated screenwriter William Broyles Jr.will pen an adaptation of David Wroblewski's acclaimed novel The Story of Edgar Sawtelle reports Variety.

The story follows a teenage mute who, caught in a long-standing intense family conflict, flees into the Wisconsin woods with three of the extraordinary dogs that his family raises and trains.

Oprah Winfrey, Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman and Kate Forte are producing Edgar Sawtelle