Miguel Arteta (Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day) will direct Elle Fanning in a film adaptation of Jennifer Niven's YA novel All the Bright Places, with Niven writing the script. Demarest Media is financing and producing the movie alongside Mazur/Kaplan, the "book-centric production company" founded by Paula Mazur and Books & Books owner Mitchell Kaplan.
"All the Bright Places is a very personal story for me," said Niven. "Mazur/Kaplan, Miguel and Demarest Media have given the book and me the most wonderfully supportive, creative home, and they are as invested in Finch and Violet as I am."
Arteta described the novel as an "achingly heartfelt and authentic story [that] is the most convincing portrayal of teenage life I have ever come across."
Mazur noted they "were instantly rapt with this novel and are thrilled to have Elle be our muse and our Violet, as this terrific team brings Jennifer's important story to the screen."
