New York -- United Artists has acquired rights to and will develop "The Heartbreakers," a girl-oriented project based on a popular young-adult novel, and will give it the new name of "Rules of Dating for Teenage Girls."
Jennifer Ross is in negotiations to write the script, with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas attached to produce and Adelaide Scardino overseeing for the studio.
"Rules of Dating" is based on a book by journalist-turned-novelist Pamela Wells, who published her debut novel "The Heartbreakers" in fall 2007. She followed that up a year later with a second novel, "Crushes," that focused on many of the same characters.
"Rules of Dating" centers on four best friends and their on-again, off-again dalliances with boys. After several of the girls are dumped, they devise a set of rules they are sure will snag any man and prevent future breakups.
Those familiar with the project described it as a coming-of-age comedy with a girl-power streak.
Jennifer Ross is in negotiations to write the script, with Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas attached to produce and Adelaide Scardino overseeing for the studio.
"Rules of Dating" is based on a book by journalist-turned-novelist Pamela Wells, who published her debut novel "The Heartbreakers" in fall 2007. She followed that up a year later with a second novel, "Crushes," that focused on many of the same characters.
"Rules of Dating" centers on four best friends and their on-again, off-again dalliances with boys. After several of the girls are dumped, they devise a set of rules they are sure will snag any man and prevent future breakups.
Those familiar with the project described it as a coming-of-age comedy with a girl-power streak.
- 4/13/2009
- by By Steven Zeitchik
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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