Miley Cyrus gets 'Wings' at Disney

[CoolTrainerTerry]

From Variety.com:



Disney has acquired screen rights to the young adult novel "Wings" and will develop the bestselling Aprilynne Pike title as a star vehicle for Miley Cyrus.
Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wick Godfrey will produce. Tish Cyrus will be executive producer. It's Temple Hill's first foray into supernatural fare since "Twilight."

Pic will be developed for Cyrus to play Laurel, a 15-year-old who grows up sheltered and home-schooled in a small town. Adjusting to a big high school is difficult, and her suspicion that she's not like the other kids becomes a reality when she sprouts a pair of wings and learns that she's a fairy. Published in May, the novel is the first of a planned four-book series.

The deal continues Disney's relationship with Cyrus beyond "Hannah Montana." She is currently shooting "The Last Song," a Julie Anne Robinson-directed adaptation of the novel that Nicholas Sparks wrote as a vehicle for Cyrus. Sparks wrote the script with Jeff Van Wie.

UTA brokered the deal with Writers House.

 

[Mouseaholic!!!]

From Variety.com:



Disney has acquired screen rights to the young adult novel "Wings" and will develop the bestselling Aprilynne Pike title as a star vehicle for Miley Cyrus.
Temple Hill partners Marty Bowen and Wick Godfrey will produce. Tish Cyrus will be executive producer. It's Temple Hill's first foray into supernatural fare since "Twilight."

Pic will be developed for Cyrus to play Laurel, a 15-year-old who grows up sheltered and home-schooled in a small town. Adjusting to a big high school is difficult, and her suspicion that she's not like the other kids becomes a reality when she sprouts a pair of wings and learns that she's a fairy. Published in May, the novel is the first of a planned four-book series.

The deal continues Disney's relationship with Cyrus beyond "Hannah Montana." She is currently shooting "The Last Song," a Julie Anne Robinson-directed adaptation of the novel that Nicholas Sparks wrote as a vehicle for Cyrus. Sparks wrote the script with Jeff Van Wie.

UTA brokered the deal with Writers House.

But Miss Miley has limited acting talents.

 

[marius97]

How does she get away with playing a teenage girl. She sounds like an 80 year old woman with a lifetime 2 pack-a-day smoke habit.

 

[honeybiscuit]

How does she get away with playing a teenage girl. She sounds like an 80 year old woman with a lifetime 2 pack-a-day smoke habit.

I'm no Miley Cyrus fan (nothing against her personally, just her work), but she's 16! She has a naturally smoky voice. It happens. There's nothing wrong about her playing a teenager.

 

[gymnastgirlflips]

I think she's ok, but I wish they would have a different actress play the characters. I've never read the novel, so I wouldn't know what exactly to look for but I don't want to have too many movies starring her just because they think the movies will be more popular with her being in them. More $$$

 

[a paper star]

gymnastgirlflips I agree with everything you said. She's so popular now that everyone knows she'll be a box office draw. I enjoy some of her music but she is way overexposed. Casting another actress (one who can actually act) would have been the better deal but nowdays in Hollywood most people can't act anyway yet they are famous. It's sad really letting talented people go to waste and using talentless people for these projects.