Picturestart has acquired film rights to the Elizabeth Acevedo novel WithTheFireonHigh
The banner started by Lionsgate alum Erik Feig has picked up the rights to the Elizabeth Acevedo novel.
— the banner launched by Lionsgate alum Erik Feig in May — has acquired film rights to the Elizabeth Acevedo novelThe story follows Emoni Santiago, a 17-year-old girl who must navigate the challenges of modern life in Philadelphia after becoming a single mother during her freshman year of high school. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, but, even though she dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, Emoni knows that it’s not worth her time to pursue the impossible.
Acevedo will adapt her book into a screenplay. Erik Feig and Lucy Kitada are producing the film for Picturestart.. I know the vision we share will ensure an amazing film for fans of all ages,” Acevedo said Monday in a statement. , which earned her a Carnegie Medal children’s book award and 2018 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, among other prizes. She is repped by The Gotham Group and EMLA.
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