'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,' The Movie
Opening the Chewandswallow Digest this morning, we learned of spaghetti storms in our stars—but not until 2010. Ron and Judi Barrett's classic children's story Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs will become a 3-D IMAX film by Sony Pictures Animation, starring Andy Samberg and Anna Faris. Beyond pasta, the town of Chewandswallow will also be deluged by Gorgonzola snow flurries, toast hurricanes, and pea-soup fog.
Since an illustrated 30 pages can only lend so much film fodder, the plot invents a scientist who instigates the edible meteorology in hopes of ending world hunger. (If you remember, the book begins with Grandpa accidentally whacking his grandson with a pancake while flipping one for breakfast, then explains how normal this is in Chewandswallow.) Similar to Twister and Backdraft, the film will have a Mother Nature–gone-wrong twist.
Now, if only we could squeeze our childhood beds into the theaters for ultimate viewing pleasure.
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17 Comments:
Favorite picture book, hands down.
MegB at 9:34AM on 07/24/08
awesome. so great. I love when it rains pea soup and people are sad.
intheyearofthepig at 9:55AM on 07/24/08
Love love LOVE this book and will love seeing this fim
ellis at 10:39AM on 07/24/08
I read this to my students every year! This is so exciting.
lexophile at 10:45AM on 07/24/08
that is so exciting! one of my alltime favorite books :)
ceforrester at 10:52AM on 07/24/08
aww, one of my absolute favorites as a kid - i always give it to kids I babysit also. hope this is awesome.
sarahlucy at 11:18AM on 07/24/08
favorite. book. ever.
veggieout at 1:28PM on 07/24/08
omg! NOTHING would be better translated to 3D than spaghetti, broccoli, and toast raining from the skies! :)
Pammeh at 2:00PM on 07/24/08
my 6 yr old LOVES this book-I did too as a kid. I wish there was smell-o-vision to go with the 3D!
foodiemama at 2:14PM on 07/24/08
Second only to Strega Nona as the greatest cautionary food tale for children of all time.
liwinegirl at 2:38PM on 07/24/08
Now if they could just make a Giant Jam Sandwich double-feature, that'd be the event of the decade.
missginsu at 2:42PM on 07/24/08
I love when they go sledding on the butter pats!! This is so exciting! It's one of my favorite childhood food books, rivaled only by If You give a Mouse a Cookie...
recipegrl at 3:04PM on 07/24/08
Yay! One of my favorites! I've been reading it to our 5yo downstairs neighbor, bringing it to another generation.
me3dia at 11:11PM on 07/24/08
VERY FAVORITE PICTURE BOOK EVER!
Ok, that's enough Caps Lock for a year or so. :)
amanda0730 at 12:07AM on 07/25/08
Awesome! Can't wait to see how they bring it to life. Mmm. Gorgonzola snow flurries. Now that's some weather I could get behind.
@miss ginsu: I LOVED the Giant Jam Sandwich. Oh my goodness, it's been years since I thought of that book!
BrooklynBrownie at 12:46AM on 07/25/08
I love this book! How I WISHED I could step outside and fill my plate every time I read it.
Can't wait for the movie!
AuntJone at 7:46PM on 08/26/08
This was one of my favorite books as a child. Did you know there's a sequel, "Pickles to Pittsburgh"?
cara_mia at 9:04PM on 12/31/08