A24 and Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Entertainment are teaming to develop an adaptation of James McBride’s acclaimed novel The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. Insiders say it is still in very early development and that Spielberg would only be producing not directing.
A24 had no comment.
McBride’s novel tells the story of Black and Jewish residents of the Chicken Hill neighborhood of Pottstown, Pennsylvania in the 1920s and ‘30s, though the book opens in 1972 with the discovery of a skeleton at the bottom of a well.
The novel received a number accolades and various lists including being one of the best books of 2023 by NPR and also making President Obama’s list of his favorite books of 2023.
The news was first reported by The InSneider newsletter.
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I hope Mr. Spielberg uses actors from the Phila area, such as Bradley Cooper. Tina Fey, Kevin Bacon, Patti La Belle, and especially Taylor Swift.
Fabulous novel, I hope the film does it justice!
I like Obama, but who here believes that he actually reads all those books on his recommended lists?
Reading recommendations are an inside job
Definitely does. He’s an avid reader, as one would expect the leader of the free world to be.
Yes he reads. Just because you’re an illiterate philistine, don’t project it onto other people.
Touchy, touchy.
And ignorant.
Some people do read.
Not the question.
No, that’s simply not the answer you wanted
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