The adaptation of Judy Blume’s iconic coming-of-age novel is officially a go, and EW has exclusive details.
Are you there, God?
It’sJudy Blumefans, giving a collective shriek of joy.
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It’s Me, Margaret.
“Margaret and I are really similar,” Fortson, 12, tells EW.
“I love her.
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She’s so goofy and awesome.
She’s all heart and love and just wants to have friends and figure out who she is.”
Announcements on the rest of the Simon family are imminent.
“My readers are always fantasy-casting my books, but I’ve never done that,” says Blume.
“But you know it when you see it, and Abby is a natural.
And I’m so excited that Margaret got a funny, sexy, sassy mom in Rachel.”
Are You There God?
And how is Blume anticipating the feeling of givingMargaretup for someone else’s artistic vision after half a century?
