EXCLUSIVE: Selena Gomez and her production company July Moon has optioned the Jandy Nelson novel The Sky Is Everywhere. Gomez will develop the book as a star vehicle for the screen. She will play 17-year old Lennie Walker, a bookworm and band geek who plays clarinet and lives in the shadow of her extroverted older sister, Bailey. When Bailey dies suddenly, her younger sibling is left to take center stage and balance not one boy but two. One is his sister’s grieving boyfriend, the other a musically inclined transplant from Paris. Her whole world threatens to collapse all over again as she tries to juggle both guys.
The Wizards of Waverly Place star most recently starred in the 2011 coming of age film Monte Carlo. She’s repped by CAA and LH7 Management.
Source: Deadline
Jandy Nelson
Personally, I’m not too thrilled about this
My favourite book cannot be starred in by Selena Gomez.
OH NO! I don’t see her as a Lennie
she can not play lennie! i love this book and it cant be ruined by selena gomez!
She’s to Disney for this book. Disney actors never have the chops for stuff like this…