After wrapping a key role alongside Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep in “The Giver,” 16 year-old Israeli actress Odeya Rush has landed the young female lead in Sony’s “Goosebumps,” TheWrap has learned.
Jack Black has closed a deal to star in the feature adaptation of R.L. Stine’s popular book series, which is being directed by Rob Letterman, the filmmaker who worked with Black on “Gulliver’s Travels” and “Shark Tale.”
Neal H. Moritz (the “Fast & Furious” franchise) will produce with Deborah Forte of Scholastic Entertainment.
Also read: Jack Black in Negotiations to Star in ‘Goosebumps’ Movie for Sony, Scholastic Media (Exclusive)
Black will play Mr.