MGM to adapt hit children's book “The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip” December 11, 2015 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Mike Jones has closed a deal to write “The Very Persistent Gappers of Frip” for MGM, based on the popular children’s book by George Saunders, sources have confirmed to Variety. Jones and Saunders will also produce the animated feature. The book, which debuted in 2000 to critical acclaim, is described by its publisher Random House as a modern fable for people of all ages that touches on the power of kindness, generosity, compassion and community. Set in the seaside village of Frip, the stories follow three families: the Romos, the Ronsens and a little girl named Capable and her father, not to mention the gappers, bright orange, many-eyed creatures the size of softballs that love to attach themselves to goats. Jones is a writer in high demand, having most recently penned the “Sesame Street” movie for Fox, which has Shawn Levy on board to produce. He is currently penning an untitled “USS Indianapolis” film for Warner Bros., Team Downey and Tate Taylor. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
