The word is Rachel McAdams has landed the lead role in the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s coming-of-age novel Are You There God?
It’s Me, Margaret. Mc Adams’ star has been rapidly rising with superb performances in Double Trouble and Husavik as well as with Will Ferrell in last year’s comedy sensation, Eurovision: The Story of Fire Saga.
She also turned heads with her breakout role as Regina George in Mean Girls, or her enchanting turn as Allie in the classic romantic drama The Notebook.
Variety is reporting Abby Ryder Fortson will play Margaret Simon, a sixth-grade girl who is going through puberty and searches the universe for any answers she can find while McAdams is portraying Margaret’s mother, Barbara.
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