Though her autobiographical sitcom Raised By Wolves may not have reached past the pilot stage, things are looking much brighter for Caitlin Moran adaptations on the big screen. Monumental Pictures is aboard to produce a film based on her bestselling novel **How To Build A Girl{
Once more drawing partly from her own life, the book follows the story of Wolverhampton-raised teenager Johanna Morrigan, who heads for the bright lights of London’s big city streets and reinvents herself as a music critic determined to explore every avenue of life.
Moran is adapting the book alongside John Niven, and Monumental boss Alison Owen sees big things for the potential film.
“Caitlin Moran is the wittiest writer on the planet and her creation, Johanna Morrigan stands alongside Elizabeth Bennet and Bridget Jones as one of the great female literary icons,” she tells Screen International. “We want to make commercial movies and television with strong female characters. We can’t wait to bring Johanna to the big screen.”
There’s no word on a director or cast yet, but the film should be shooting next year.