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Dewey the Library Cat is Coming to the Big Screen…With Meryl Streep!

Variety is reporting that the book Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, about a kitten’s impact on a small midwestern town, will be made into a motion picture, starring none other than the Book Snark’s favorite actress, Meryl Streep. No, Meryl will not be playing Dewey (though with her talent, I don’t doubt she could), but rather Vicki Myron, the Spencer, Iowa, librarian who discovered Dewey.

Myron discovered the little puss, half-frozen, in the library book-drop. After anointing him library mascot, she watched the effect Dewey had on the community, inspiring her to write his story. It was published by Grand Central Publishing in September.

And now it looks like the ginger kitten is coming to the big screen. Pamela Gray, who penned the screenplay for Streep’s 1999 film Music of the Heart, will be writing the script.

I have a little orange kitty myself, so I am quite excited about this film. I am also the biggest Meryl Streep fan ever, so that makes it even better. I’ll probably be so damn giddy on opening night that I’ll be…purring.

Story Source Variety | Image Source Irish Blogs

November 13, 2008 | Filed Under BS at the Movies, Newsies

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