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JT Mollner to Helm Film Adaptation of Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

With rights secured to King’s psychological survival novel, Lionsgate has moved the project into pre-production with a veteran producing team in place.

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JT Mollner (Credit: Dave Allocca) "The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" Book Cover (Credit: Shasti O'Leary/Stephen King)

Overview

  • Lionsgate officially optioned the 1999 novel and has entered pre-production on the adaptation.
  • Filmmaker JT Mollner, who scripted The Long Walk, is set to write and direct the project.
  • Producers Roy Lee, Christine Romero, Ryan Silbert, Andrew Childs and former Lionsgate president Nathan Kahane are attached.
  • Motion Picture Group president Erin Westerman praised Mollner as the perfect choice to bring King’s tale of perseverance to screen.
  • The psychological horror follows a lost nine-year-old girl whose Walkman broadcasts and hallucinations of pitcher Tom Gordon guide her struggle in the woods.