Tag: Pippi Longstocking
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‘Pippi Longstocking’ Movie in the Works From ‘Paddington’ Producers
A movie based on Pippi Longstocking is in early development from the team behind the two “Paddington” movies Studiocanal and Heyday Films, the production companies announced on Wednesday.Studiocanal and Heyday are working with the Astrid Lindgren Company to develop a film based on the children’s books written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren that were first…
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Berlin title ‘Becoming Astrid’ scores Us deal
Music Box Films acquires Astrid Lindgren biopic.TrustNordisk has announced that Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Berlinale title Becoming Astrid has been sold to Music Box Films for Us distribution.Other new sales include Spain (Caramel Films), Poland (Aurora Films) and Israel (Shoval Film Production).Becoming Astrid stars Alba August as a young Astrid Lindgren (who would later write the…
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Music Box Nabs U.S. Rights To Well-Received Berlin Biopic ‘Becoming Astrid’ From TrustNordisk
Music Box Films has struck a deal with Scandi sales dynamo TrustNordisk for U.S. rights to Pernille Fischer Christensen’s Berlin biopic Becoming Astrid. The well-received drama charts the early years of renowned children’s author Astrid Lindgren who went on to write the best-selling Pippi Longstocking stories. The film zones in on one seminal event that…