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Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale

5/23/11 - Sony has picked up Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale, a book by Carolyn Turgeon, for Shana Feste to write and direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Tobey Maguire and Jenno Topping are producing.  The story gets its point of view shifted and the tone is definitely not Disney. It centers on a princess who, in order to save her ravaged kingdom, sets out on a dangerous journey to marry the prince of her rival kingdom, not knowing that a beautiful mermaid has fallen for the same man and has sacrificed everything to be with him.  Maguire is producing via his Material Pictures and the company’s Nick Reimond will oversee. Andrea Gianetti oversees for the studio. 

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