Glee’s Chris Colfer has signed a deal with Fox to make his feature directorial debut with the upcoming The Wishing Spell. Fox has acquired the feature rights to the series and have teamed up with Shawn Levy to produce through his 21 Laps production company with Dan Levine.
Wishing Spell centers on a twin boy and girl who are transported into a book in which they come face to face with characters from classic fairy tales after losing their father. The book was released in 2012 and was number one on The New York Times Best Seller list in the Children’s Chapter Books category for two weeks.
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