Spielberg & Abrams tap Lena Dunham to adapt refugee survival story film

As part of your unlikely team-up news for the day, Variety has exclusively revealed that GIRLS and CAMPING alumna Lena Dunham has been chosen by co-producers Steven Spielberg and J.J. Abrams to adapt an upcoming and emotional drama for the big screen. Based on the book A HOPE MORE POWERFUL THAN THE SEA: ONE REFUGEE'S INCREDIBLE STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, AND SURVIVAL by author Melissa Fleming, chief… Read More...

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