The Secret Life of Bees movie

[Isa]

Some other news from the movie world:

Queen Latifah and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson have signed on to star in the movie adaptation of the Sue Monk Kidd novel 'The Secret Life of Bees'.

Also joining the cast of the Fox Searchlight pic is Sophie Okonedo.

Dakota Fanning and singer Alicia Keys are in talks to join the Gina Prince-Bythewood directed movie.

Prince-Bythewood has also penned the script for the pic, reports Variety.

The pic revolves around the character of Lily Owens, a 14-year-old who runs away from her home with her caregiver and only friend, to be played by Hudson, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.

There she meets a trio of eccentric beekeeping sisters, to be played by Latifah, Okonedo and Keys, who take her in,

Shooting is scheduled to begin Jan. 9 in North Carolina, and the pic will be released by Fox Searchlight in 2008.

On board as producers are Lauren Shuler Donner, Jack Leslie, James Lassiter, Will Smith and Joe Pichirallo.

"Secret Life of Bees" was published in 2002 and became a long-running New York Times bestseller.

[Lu]

I haven't read the book yet, but it's on my tbr list.

memccart said:

Jeez...does Dakota Fanning have to be in every movie ever made with a young girl in it? And I don't think it will work as well making them younger.

It seems like she has to...

[Michelle]

see

[bookworm]

lu said:

memccart said:

Jeez...does Dakota Fanning have to be in every movie ever made with a young girl in it? And I don't think it will work as well making them younger.

It seems like she has to...

My God, does this kid ever get some rest? She lost all her childhood doing movies, it's a little sad...

[Carma]

I can't stand her actually.. when she first started out.. it was ok.. but now she's everywhere!!

I prefer that little girl from little miss sunshine

[oureternity]

She's actually a great actress for a girl this young!
And I had no idea there's a movie to The Secret Life of Bees, I loved this book so much!

[caffeinequeen]

Well, I'll just have to see that now, won't I?

[always reading]

I loved this book, but I'm really not a huge Dakota Fanning person.