An "appropriately fancy line-up of talent" is being assembled to bring the "the sparkly little girl" at the center of the Fancy Nancy children's book series--written by Jane O'Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser--to the big screen, Entertainment Weekly reported.
Shawn Levy (Night at the Museum; Real Steel) has signed on as producer and Tina Fey (30 Rock) "is in talks" to help him bring Fancy Nancy to film life. According to EW, the books "were optioned this week by 20th Century Fox for 21 Laps Entertainment, Levy's production company, and Fey is currently negotiating to join him as co-producer on the live-action feature." They previously worked together when Levy directed her and Steve Carell in Date Night, though Fey is not expected to have an acting role in the new project.
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Amy Adams (Julie & Julia; The Fighter) is teaming with Maven Pictures' Trudie Styler and Celine Rattray to produce Object of Beauty, based on Steve Martin's novel. Adams will star as "clever art entrepreneur" Lacey Yeager, Deadline.com reported.
