DreamWorks has picked up the rights to the YA book series WICKED, reports VARIETY. [1] Aaron and Matthew Benay (1906) are attached to write the screenplay. The Gotham Group is producing.
The series, penned by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie, follows a young woman who discovers that her ancestors were part of a coven of witches. Unfortunately, she falls for a member of a rival coven.
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[1] http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118010294.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2562