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