Judy Blume Interview: Why She Finally OKd an Are You There God Its Me, Margaret Movie

Over 50 years since her novel Are You There, God Its Me, Margaret was published, author Judy Blume is now serving as a producer on the feature film adaptation. In an interview with Colliders Perri Nemiroff, Blume opens up about why writerdirector Kelly Fremon Craig was the creative that inspired her to finally say yes to Margarets silver screen debut. Are You There, God Its Me, Margaret is a comingofage story about Margaret Simon played by Abby Ryder Fortson. With the support of her mother (Rachel McAdams) and grandmother (Kathy Bates), who are on comingofage journeys of their own, Margaret tackles scary preteen challenges like getting her first bra, exploring religion and putting on her very first maxi pad. What s the key to capturing such an iconic books spirit on film Thats exactly what Blume and Fremon Craig discuss with Perri in their interview. Check out this video to find out what gave Blume the confidence that Fremon Craig was the right person to helm the adaptation an