"Chicken Soup for the Soul" The Movie

Alcon Entertainment has obtained the film and television rights to the popular "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series and motivational essay collection.

Alcon and the Kerner Entertainment Company will co-finance and produce a feature film that shares the brand's name. Warner Bros will distribute.

Brandon Camp ("Love Happens") will write the screenplay.

Jordan Kerner, Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove will produce the film.