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\"I've been kind of an anxious wreck about who would play these characters, and I just truly could not feel any more confident that my readers -- and then so many more people who don't even know about the book -- are going to completely, completely fall in love with Poppy and Alex with you guys playing them,\" Henry says.

\"It's like a dream come true,\" Bader replies. \"We'll do you proud.\"

Brett Haley is set to direct and Temple Hill Entertainment's Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and Isaac Klausner are producing the film. Laura Quicksilver from Temple Hill Entertainment is executive producing and Erin Siminoff is overseeing the project for 3000 Pictures.

A release date for the upcoming film has not yet been announced.

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