Lionsgate has tapped John Krokidas, "Kill Your Darlings" director, to direct the film adaptation of Young Adult Novel "Wonder."
The film will be based on R.J. Palacio's New York Times best-seller novel about a 10-year-old with a facial difference.
The story follows Auggie Pullman, whose facial difference has kept him from going to a mainstream school.
Now, he will be entering the fifth grade at Beecher Prep and he wants to fit in but he will have to teach everyone around him that there is more than meets the eye.
Jack Thorne will write the screenplay for the movie.
David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman with Mandeville Films will produce the YA adaptation.
The book "Wonder" hit the shelves in February 2012 by publisher Knopf Books.
The book that is aimed for Young Readers has sold more than two million copies since its publication.
The Palacio best seller has consistently been in the top ranks of the New York Times Best Seller list since March 2012.
It was also listed for high-profile children's literature awards the Carnegie medal and the UKLA Book Club.
Erik Feig, Gillian Bohrer, and James Myers will be overseeing the project.
Lionsgate's Executive VP for Business Affairs Robert Melnik negotiated the deal.
Director Krokidas has mad his directorial debut in the 2013 movie "Kill Your Darlings", starring "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliff and "Amazing Spiderman" star Dane DeHaan.
Krokidas is also set to direct "Young Americans," which will reunite him with Radcliffe and DeHaan.
He will also direct "Standard Happiness Package" for Fox Searchlight and "High Rise" for Fox 2000.
