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 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.
1 on the New York Times best-seller list. It was the first of a three-book deal with Feiwel and Friends.
A sequel, “The One and Only Sparkella Makes a Plan,” is publishing on May 31, 2022. Pamela Ribon, a story writer on “Moana” and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” is adapting the book for the screen.
A director has not been attached.In addition to starring in the film, Tatum will serve as a producer through his company Free Association. “Sparkella” is a part of Free Association’s first-look deal with MGM, which was announced last year.Michael Parets will oversee the project at Free Association.
Parets, Tatum, Peter Kiernan, Reid Carolin and Cody Carolin will also serve as producers.Tatum most recently starred in the buddy road-trip comedy “Dog,” opposite a canine named Lucy, and the romantic comedy “The Lost City,” opposite Sandra Bullock. Those films were both commercial winners, with “Dog” generating $70 million at the global box office and “The Lost City” earning $165 million worldwide.He will appear next in Zoe Kravitz’s directorial debut “Pussy Island” and “Magic Mike’s Last Dance,” which is being released later
.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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Pussy Island, which Kravitz also co-wrote. , the film follows the story of Frida (Naomi Ackie), “a young, clever, Los Angeles cocktail waitress who has her eyes set on the prize: philanthropist and tech mogul Slater King (Tatum). When she skillfully maneuvers her way into King’s inner circle and ultimately an intimate gathering on his private island, she is ready for a journey of a lifetime.
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.