Yahoo Lifestyle ‘My Weird School’ Movie Based On Books Gets Nickelodeon Greenlight
Nickelodeon Studios is about to begin production on My Weird School, a new feature-length movie based on Dan Gutman’s bestselling book series.
The movie will follow middle school student AJ as he finds himself joining forces with faculty and friends to save the world from an alien invasion.
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Production begins in Vancouver, Canada this month. The movie will stream day-and-date on Paramount+ and air on Nickelodeon channels in all markets where available. Premiere details will be announced at a later date.
With more than 100 titles and 35 million copies sold, Gutman’s My Weird School series follows the day-to-day life of wisecracking A.J., his loyal pals Ryan and Michael, and his archenemy, smarty-pants Andrea, as they face a set of wacky teachers at Ella Mentry School—the weirdest school ever.
In the movie, AJ, played by Hero Hunter, hates middle school but he is willing to give it a chance to prove him wrong. Upon arriving for the first day, he is convinced this year will be just like any other, until he meets his really weird teachers and soon finds himself saving the world from an alien invasion.
In addition to Hunter, cast includes Aaron Harris as “Ryan,” Harper Zilmer as “Lex,” Nakai Takawira as “Andrea,” Sean “Seandoesmagic” Sotaridona as “Todd,” Liv Pearsall as “Mrs. LaGrange” and Adam Rose “as Mr. Small.”
Said Shauna Phelan, Head of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action: “We are so excited to bring this beloved book series to life with a dream cast of actors and influencers we know our audience will love, and a creative team lead by Jonathan Judge who will elevate the movie in a hilarious way for Nickelodeon’s kids and family audience.”
My Weird School is directed by Jonathan Judge (The Really Loud House). Production of the movie for Nickelodeon Studios is overseen by Shauna Phelan, Head of Nickelodeon & Awesomeness Live-Action. Brittany Cope and Brin Lukens serves as Nickelodeon’s Executive in Charge of Production.
Hunter is repped by Landrum Arts LA, Paradigm and Brave Artists Management; Harris is repped by CESD and Tassell Talent Group; Zilmer is with WME; Takawira is repped by Play Management; Rose is with CAA and Brillstein; Pearsall is repped by Palette MGMT.
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