“Are You There God? It is Me, Margaret” is changing into a film, and we now have our first take a look at the solid in motion. The beloved Judy Blume novel, which was launched in 1970, has been tailored for the display by “Fringe of Seventeen” author Kelly Fremon Craig. She will even direct the film, which stars Abby Ryder Fortson because the titular Margaret, Kathy Bates because the younger protagonist’s grandma Sylvia, and Rachel McAdams as her mother, Barbara.

“The e-book is clearly a couple of younger lady who’s changing into a younger lady and she or he’s embracing her womanhood,” Bates informed Folks on Jan. 10. “And I feel ladies all through historical past have been taught to really feel negatively about their our bodies and concerning the processes that their our bodies undergo. I feel this movie will assist younger ladies really feel higher about their our bodies.”

Creator Blume has been part of the method from the very starting, promoting the rights particularly to Fremon Craig and producer James L. Brooks. McAdams informed People who Blume was very concerned on set, and stated she was honored to have the creator there. “Watching her watch her e-book come to life and to be part of that was simply so surreal,” McAdams revealed to Folks. “She’s the loveliest woman and I felt very honored to be a part of this for that purpose. That she waited so, so lengthy to do that till, till she felt actually good about giving it over. I simply needed to do proper by her and provides her the perfect Barb I may.”

Forward, be taught extra concerning the movie’s solid, plot, and launch date, and take a look at the primary stills.