With the massive success of “Twilight” and “Harry Potter”, studios in Hollywood are now eager to seek their next big teen franchise. Currently, a bidding war has ensued over Ally Carter’s first book in a series of young adult thriller novels, “Heist Society”. Beating big names Disney, Paramount, and Summit Entertainment to the book described as “The Thomas Crown Affair” is Warner Bros.
Arriving on stores next week, “Heist Society” tells the story of Kat, the daughter of a family of cat burglars and thieves. For long now, she had wanted to leave her other life behind however she’s been needed to return to action when her father becomes the prime suspect in the theft of a missing art collection. Kat now needs to create her own crew to track down the art and steal it back.
Carter had been the famous author of teen novels including the three-part novels on Gallagher Academy, a top-secret boarding school for girls who are actually training to be spies. Disney has already grabbed the right for this series early on. Meanwhile, though the original book for “Heist Society” places the girl’s age in her teens, for the movie, the studio will convert the character into a much mature early 20s for the big screen.
Attached to helm the screenplay is scribe Shauna Cross with Denise Di Novi producing.
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May 1st, 2010
CAN’T WAITTTTTTTTTTT!! It’s such a good book, i hope that making her older won’t ruin the movie!! Also, which actor will be hott enough to play HALE (sigh) and who’s the lucky girl that’s going to play Kat???
May 28th, 2010
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They are going to ruen my favorite book
May 28th, 2010
She’s 15 not 20 >:<
June 30th, 2010
They better not convert her to her 20s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GRRRR! I lOVE this book and if they ruin it I wont be happy =[ But on the bright side YAY YAY YAY a movie… they should make Gallapher girls a movie
June 30th, 2010
^^^ Hale =] luv him he should be played by Logan Lerman! Why: cuz I luv him 2 =] So Hale+Logan= YAY
July 14th, 2010
are you kidding!!! 20!!! shes in highschool. this is going to ruin the movie for me.
July 17th, 2010
I’m excited about the movie (I hope they don’t ruin it) But Kat should be played by someone closer to her age..NOT 20.
July 20th, 2010
they had to age her into the 20′s because it would be much easier to have an adult actress, they want an actress who people already know, and it’s easier with adults than teens, also, if she’s an adult, it appeals to a wider audience. these are just the basic reasons as to why they decided to put her in college instead of high school. hopefully it will be just as good as the book even then!!
August 3rd, 2010
omgomg NOOOO
I HATE DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALLY YOU TRAITOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
September 5th, 2010
OOH YAY WE GET TO SEE WHAT THEY DO WITH HALE.
They will RUIN it if they make Kat in her 20s DD:
But can’t wait anyway. MY FAVE BOOK (:
October 11th, 2010
NOOOOO dont!!!!! the entire thing is that TEENAGERS have to sav her dad, steal the painting etc. not ADULTS!! thats totally mmissing the point!!!!! you people are idiots!!!!
November 11th, 2010
omg why people why…. it totallly ruins it with adults >:(
November 17th, 2010
omg!!!!
they should use emma watson for it!!!!
and if shes 20 wat r they going to do with the high school scenes at the start???
December 26th, 2010
i think Kat should be the same and the same age as she is in the book. I mean pick someone like selena gomez, mirenda cosgrove, or demi lovato so something like that i mean sheesh disney do the right thing and ally whats wrong with you like GOD!
January 5th, 2011
Yeah, right! Twenty? Come on now, they’re, like, fifteen! But still…. I see the point. It’s the best way to get money for it. I’m afraid they’re going to play on the whole Kat and Hale romance, which is SO not the point.
February 21st, 2011
they probably made her 20 so some really famous actress can play her, since most movies with child/teen actresses aren’t doing so well. they also probably want to expand the audience, since older people aren’t as interested ing movies with teens. let’s hope the movie ends up good or else i’ll be really annoyed.