Of all of your books, why was Margaret specifically something you felt so protective of? But you’ve always said that it was off the table, hands down, and not to be considered. Glamour : Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret is 53 years old, and you’ve had no shortage of Hollywood folks coming to you for the rights. “I was a very new, young writer and was naive in a lot of ways, but Margaret just came from deep inside of me.” The two founded Key West’s independent bookstore, Books & Books, and can often be found there offering recommendations to shoppers. “Are you kidding? I didn’t even know if it would be published!” she says over Zoom from her home in Key West, Florida, where she lives with her husband of 35 years, George Cooper.

When I ask if Blume could’ve ever guessed the 160-page novel, with chants like “We must! We must! We must increase our bust!,” would have such staying power, she laughs.

And while IMDB shows that a few of her books have been adapted for TV and film, nothing has felt large, buzzy, substantive-or, quite frankly, worthy of Blume’s words-enough until now. After decades of vehemently turning down every big offer that came her way to adapt Margaret for the big screen, the time has finally come: 53 years after its initial publication, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret, will be released in theaters this Friday. The story will be adapted for the screen by Amos Vernon and Nunzio Randazzo, the writing team that brought us Hotel Transylvania: Transformania and Future Husbands.With the massive success of book-to-film adaptations like Harry Potter, Twilight, and Fifty Shades of Grey, you’d think Blume’s fandom and body of work would have contributed to a full Netflix page just for her. The first part of the animated film is set to unite the two siblings in the adventure, while the second part will see both of them dealing with an unexpected trouble: the arrival of a baby sister at the house. The family adventure will follow young Peter Hatcher on a quest across New York City after he’s left in charge of his three-year old brother, Farley “Fudge” Hatcher, and his younger sibling up and runs away. The directing duo has decided to adapt Superfudge for Disney+, an animated film based on the best-selling children’s novel by Judy Blume, chronicling the sibling rivalry that a twelve-year old boy develops with his new younger siblings. After taking the world of Marvel (and, subsequently, Disney) by storm by delivering Captain America and Avengers movies that fans will love for years to come, brothers Joe and Anthony Russo are aging down for their next storytelling adventure.

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