Fox to adapt 9-year-old's book

[Chewy]

'How to Talk to Girls' written by a fourth grader

By Borys Kit
Dec 8, 2008, 08:58 PM ET

Fox is ready to take advice from a 9-year-old.

The studio has acquired the film rights to "How to Talk to Girls," a cute 46-page self-help tome written by Alex Greven, a 9-year old in the fourth grade.

Greven, who attends school in Castle Rock, Colorado, wrote "Girls" as a handwritten, $3 pamphlet sold at his school book fair; he wrote it after he noticed his peers were having some trouble talking to the ladies, though the book is geared for all ages. Among this advice: Comb your hair and don't wear sweats; control your hyperness and cut down on sugar if necessary; a crush is like a love disease that can drive you mad; it is easy to spot pretty girls because they have big earrings, fancy dresses and all the jewelry but are like cars that need a lot of oil.

Soon enough Harper Collins picked up the book, which came out in November and quickly became a hit. But initially, Fox, which is like Harper Collins is owned by News Corp., and its book scouts passed on the title. But when the book hit the town last week, garnering heavy interest from multiple parties, Fox stepped back in and took the book off the table. The deal was in the low-to-mid six figures.

Alex Young brought in the project, which has no writers or producers attached.

Gotham Group repped Greven in the deal.

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Sounds about right.

 

[Morg]

Fox got nothing better to do?

 

[terry78]

Wow. And here we got grown ass people trying their damndest to get into the industry with their ideas, and a 9 year old bests them. I know that's gotta sting.

 

[TNC9852002]

Fox got nothing better to do?

What the hell that does mean?

-TNC

 

[Sawyer]

Cant be any worse than their attempts at the Fantastic Four...

 

[Ziggyman]

They're desperate...That's for sure!

 

[The Apatow Crew]

Cant be any worse than their attempts at the Fantastic Four...

Thats hurtful.

I liked them.

 

[The Apatow Crew]

When I just read the title at first, I was like what the hell? lol.

 

[Sawyer]

Thats hurtful.

I liked them.

Yeah, well... I need to bust their balls whenever I see an opportunity.

 

[Apollo]

i guess 4th graders are the only ones dumb enough to sell their stories over to Fox nowadays.... <--- me

 

[The Apatow Crew]

I'd sell mine if it was for the right price.

 

[cabel]

I feel like such an underacheiver

 

[Sam Fisher]

What? This instead of Alien 5?

 

[OctaviusINC]

Meh. That 9 year old Hitch/Alfie kid is all the talk right now. What could he seriously know about girls that he's this popular? Has he gotten laid or something? Just wait a few years when he discovers dirty pillows and Va J J"s.

It'll warp that 'lil bastards world.

 

[dude stannis]

Meh, I'd rather Fox rape properties I have no emotional involvement in until somebody puts Tom Rothman out of our misery.

 

[Galactus]

What's next? Fox buying the rights to adapt the Yellow Pages?

 

[SatEL]

Meh. That 9 year old Hitch/Alfie kid is all the talk right now. What could he seriously know about girls that he's this popular? Has he gotten laid or something? Just wait a few years when he discovers dirty pillows and Va J J"s.

It'll warp that 'lil bastards world.

"but are like cars that need a lot of oil" I wonder what kind of oil the kid has in mind.