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Water for Elephants: Fox 2000 wins bidding war to develop the adaptation
Wed September 10, 2008 Return to Film News

Fox 2000 beat out Warner Bros., Universal and Paramount to win a competitive bidding war for the rights to Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen's best-selling historical love story.

Francis Lawrence is attached to direct, and Richard LaGravenese will adapt the novel, which centers on a 90-year-old man reminiscing about his life and is set during the Depression, when he found work at a B-level circus taking care of the animals. He sees the brutality of circus life while falling for the wife of an abusive animal trainer.

The film has entered active development.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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