Channing Tatum celebrates the release of his new book, “The One and Only Sparkella Makes A Plan” at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on Wednesday night (June 1) in Los Angeles.
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Channing Tatum will produce and star in a film adaptation of his children’s book The One and Only Sparkella, Deadline can confirm.
Tatum’s first picture book, illustrated by Kim Barnes, was published by Feiwel & Friends in May of last year and subsequently registered as a #1 New York Times bestseller. It centers on a father who teaches his daughter Ella the importance of being herself, after she’s made to feel like an outsider at school. Tatum will release a second children’s book, The One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan, on May 31st, with a third also on the way.
While Tatum will play Sparkella’s father figure, it’s not yet clear who will play Ella. Pamela Ribon (Ralph Breaks the Internet) is writing the screenplay for the live-action adaptation, which does not yet have a director. Tatum will produce under his Free Association banner, which has a first-look deal with MGM. Michael Parets, Peter Kiernan, Reid Carolin and Cody Carolin will also produce, with Parets overseeing the project for Free Association.
Tatum recently made his feature directorial debut alongside Reid Carolin with the MGM pic Dog, in which he also starred. He recently played himself on Apple TV+’s series The Afterparty and also starred in Paramount’s comedy, The Lost City. He’ll next be seen in Zoë Kravitz’s feature directorial debut Pussy Island, as well as the third and final Magic Mike film, Magic Mike’s Last Dance.
Tatum and his Free Association are represented by CAA and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller; Ribon by Atlas Literary, CAA and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.
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Channing Tatum celebrates the release of his new book, “The One and Only Sparkella Makes A Plan” at Barnes & Noble at The Grove on Wednesday night (June 1) in Los Angeles.
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Channing Tatum loves being a girl dad! ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to Tatum at the signing for the second installment in his -bestselling book series, where he shared how a special day with his daughter, Everly, inspired .«It's one of those things — before you have a kid, you either don't want to have a kid or you do want to have a kid or you don't know, and then it just happens to you. And you're never ready for it, and it's always gonna teach you and is still teaching me,» Tatum said about fatherhood, which he noted in the book is his favorite role to date.He continued, «My little is around here and like, day to day, you know that you're not gonna be the coolest kid in the room, and she's gonna keep you in line.»Tatum said his daughter, who he shares with ex-wife Jenna Dewan, challenges him more creatively on daily basis than he's ever been challenged in his life.«I don't know what it's like to have a son, but I know what it's like to have a daughter, and it is wild,» actor shared. «I've never been creatively challenged more in my career or in my life than just being a dad, simply, day to day.»While the first book in the Sparkella series told the story of the titular character's first day at a new school, the second sees Sparkella attempting to create the perfect castle for her sleepover with her new friend, Tam.
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Channing Tatum is turning his beloved children’s book into a movie!
Channing Tatum became an author last year when he published his first-ever children’s book The One and Only Sparkella, and now he’s taking the next step by bringing the story to the screen.
which was announced last year.The film’s logline is “A live-action take on the magic of Sparkella that sees a father and his daughter fall headlong into the infinitely surprising world of her imagination.”PRIME-TIME IS SHINE TIME!!! @SparkellaTJones is coming to life with a live-action movie! It will be adapted by @pamelaribon, who has written some of my favorite animated films. pic.twitter.com/NcU5LnicsHThe film will be based on Tatum’s book, “The One and Only Sparkella,” which was released on May 4, 2021 and debuted at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Channing Tatum is turning his children’s book “The One and Only Sparkella” into a feature film.Tatum will star in the live-action movie, which is set at MGM and does not have a title yet. Per the official logline, the story will “take on the magic of Sparkella that sees a father and his daughter fall headlong into the infinitely surprising world of her imagination.” There’s no word on who will play Tatum’s character’s daughter, a little girl who loves all things glitter.Tatum’s book “The One and Only Sparkella,” a charming ode to self-esteem and father-daughter love, was released in May 2021 and debuted at No.
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