McG, the filmmaker behind such subtle dramas as Charlie Angels and Terminator Salvation, has bought his and his company Wonderland Sound and Vision‘s way into Mean Girls territory, acquiring the rights to 20-year-old scribe Kody Keplinger‘s The DUFF.
Wonderland will produce alongside Lane Shefter Bishop from Vast Entertainment. [Variety via /Film]
Here’s a synopsis of the teen novel, via Amazon:
Seventeen-year-old Bianca Piper is cynical and loyal, and she doesn’t think she’s the prettiest of her friends by a long shot. She’s also way too smart to fall for the charms of man-slut and slimy school hottie Wesley Rush. In fact, Bianca hates him. And when he nicknames her “Duffy,” she throws her Coke in his face. But things aren’t so great at home right now. Desperate for a distraction, Bianca ends up kissing Wesley. And likes it. Eager for escape, she throws herself into a closeted enemies-with-benefits relationship with Wesley. Until it all goes horribly awry. It turns out that Wesley isn’t such a bad listener, and his life is pretty screwed up, too. Suddenly Bianca realizes with absolute horror that she’s falling for the guy she thought she hated more than anyone.
As intriguing as the title of the book may be, the synopsis is a tad less appealing. It doesn’t sound much different than any of the slew of teen-age films that have come out in the last decade. She thinks she hates a guy and then realizes she loves him? Really?
Really?
Are you excited to see McG take on new material?