Hanks likes THE SPIDER AND THE FLY

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Thursday, May 08, 2003
Source: Variety

While Tom Hanks is presently busy starring in the cinematic adaptation of the childrens book THE POLAR EXPRESS, he's also struck a deal to adapt another kids book to the silver screen. Hanks and business partner Gary Goetzman have inked a deal with Universal Pictures to bring THE SPIDER AND THE FLY to life as a CGI feature film. The picture will be written and directed by Bradley Peyton, his first studio feature-length project.

The book, based on Mary Botham Howitt's 1829 poem and illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi, is about a male spider who tries to beguile a female fly to land on his web.


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