New Line Nabs Batkid Feature Film and Documentary!

As Alanna Bennett reported here last month, the story of “Batkid” Miles Scott, the 6-year-old leukemia patient who got to live his dream to be a superhero courtesy of the Make-A-Wish Foundation and much of San Francisco when he was five, is both the subject of a documentary, Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Round the World, and an upcoming narrative feature film in which Julia Roberts is set to star and produce. Today, we’ve heard that both the documentary and the feature film have found a home at New Line Cinema! New Line has worldwide distribution rights for the doc, and has purchased the rights to the story for the feature film adaptation.

Here’s what New Line executive VP, Carolyn Blackwood had to say about the deal:

We are thrilled to be a part of this inspiring and poignant documentary. The film completely captured our hearts and we’re looking forward to sharing this uplifting emotional journey with audiences of all ages.

I’m thrilled that this story has a good home! It seems that Miles Scott’s amazing journey as Batkid is far from over, making his remission even sweeter.

(via Variety)
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Teresa Jusino (she/her) is a native New Yorker and a proud Puerto Rican, Jewish, bisexual woman with ADHD. She's been writing professionally since 2010 and was a former TMS assistant editor from 2015-18. Now, she's back as a contributing writer. When not writing about pop culture, she's writing screenplays and is the creator of your future favorite genre show. Teresa lives in L.A. with her brilliant wife. Her other great loves include: Star Trek, The Last of Us, anything by Brian K. Vaughan, and her Level 5 android Paladin named Lal.

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