Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Are You There God ? It ’s Me , Margaretis an adaptation over 50 years in the making , with the dear narrative finally hitting theatre of operations this calendar month . Based on the Judy Blume novel of the same name , the film follows Margaret as she grapples with her spiritual identity element and the battle of growing up . The film have a star - studded hurl , with Abby Ryder Fortson as Margaret , Rachel McAdams and Benny Safdie as her parents , and Kathy Bates as her gran .
Kelly Fremon Craig is a screenwriter , manufacturer , and director well known for her employment on the filmThe Edge of Seventeen . clear well - versed in the coming - of - age musical style , Blume finally agreed to give the motion picture rights to Craig and James L. Brooks , who also had a manus in the aforesaid film . Their hard work alongside the talent of the flick ’s cast seems to have paid off , withAre You There God ? It ’s Me Margaret ’s criticalreception being largely positive so far .
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Screen Rantsat down with writer and managing director Kelly Fremon Craig to discuss the challenge of conform the novel , peculiar shoot retentivity , and the moving picture ’s most relatable here and now .
Kelly Fremon Craig on Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
Screen Rant : What were the biggest challenge of adapting such an iconic Holy Writ into a flick ?
Kelly Fremon Craig : I think one of the large challenges was how to deliver the timelessness of it . Because the matter is , Judy wrote it in 1970 , but when I take it in 1990 , I had no theme it was n’t written that same year ; she ’s written in a way that it feels so contemporary any decade you learn it , and that ’s easier done in a book than it is in a picture .
Because in a picture , you have to anchor yourself in a place ; in a year . A lot of what I was thinking about and one of the fully grown challenges was : how do we congeal ourselves in 1970 , but also find like we could sort of be any year ? Where it would have this sorting of general nostalgia that made everyone remember their own puerility , even if they did n’t grow up in that decennary .
What were the most important chemical element from the Holy Scripture that you really want to ensure came through in the movie ?
Kelly Fremon Craig : The big thing is actually just how the Scripture makes you find , so that was really the crowing one . And then there were little things that are in reality braggy things , like " I must increase my bust . " I knew we had to get that right . We could not shaft that up , because that is the one thing everyone remembers about the Word . No one has forget that , so that was of import .
Are there any scene that you especially relate to the most from your own puerility ?
Cast of Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret
Kelly Fremon Craig : I really relate to the first boy - girl party being so ill at ease . [ Laughs ] Where nobody quite knows what to do with themselves , or what to do with their manus as they ’re standing there ; the whole thing is so , so awkward . So I loved filming that . I bed filming Margaret ’s first candy kiss in the lav ; I love how heart pounding it is , I feel like I ’m there with her every time I watch the scene .
Are there any other standout moments from filming , like scenes that bend out really well ?
Kelly Fremon Craig : One of the other scenery I had so much fun filming was when Margaret stuffs her bra with socks and then dances around her room . That was so much merriment , because our tv camera adult female had the photographic camera and was just following her around the way for 20 minutes , everybody was sweating . [ Laughs ] And we were just reach her different prop and have her do all sorts of stuff , and it was just pure fun ; it ’s one of the most fun thing I ’ve ever shoot .
Cast of Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret
About Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
For over fifty year , Judy Blume ’s classic Are You There God ? It ’s Me , Margaret . has link with reader through its relatable write up , achingly funny details , and candid exploration of life ’s biggest questions . In Lionsgate ’s big - blind adaptation , 11 - twelvemonth - old Margaret ( Abby Ryder Fortson ) is uprooted from her living in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey , going through the mussy and tumultuous throes of pubescence with new friends in a newfangled schoolhouse .
She bank on her mother , Barbara ( Rachel McAdams ) , who is also struggling to adapt to life outside the big city , and her adore grandmother , Sylvia ( Kathy Bates ) , who is n’t glad they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets . The film also star Benny Safdie ( Licorice Pizza , Good Time ) and is written for the screen and orchestrate by Kelly Fremon Craig ( The Edge of Seventeen ) , based on the book by Judy Blume , and raise by Gracie Films ’ Academy Award success James L. Brooks ( Best Picture , 1983 – footing of Endearment ) , alongside Julie Ansell , Richard Sakai , Kelly Fremon Craig , Judy Blume , Amy Lorraine Brooks , Aldric La’auli Porter , and executive bring forth by Jonathan McCoy . Lionsgate present , a Gracie Films production .
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Are You There God ? It ’s Me , Margaretreleases in theater on April 28 .
