Spielberg Hops Onto Harvey Remake

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 2, 2009 5:05 PM CDT
Spielberg Hops Onto Harvey Remake
The poster for the 1950 adaptation of "Harvey" starring Jimmy Stewart.   (MovieWeb)

Steven Spielberg pulled a rabbit out of his hat today and signed on to adapt the Pulitzer Prize–winning play Harvey as his next film, Variety reports. First put on the big screen in 1950 starring Jimmy Stewart, the film about a man's friendship with a giant, invisible bunny is slated to begin production next year. It will kick off DreamWorks' new distribution and funding deal with Reliance and Disney.
(More Steven Spielberg stories.)

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