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Meryl Streep signs for ‘Dewey’

By Patrick Luce Nov 13, 2008, 12:16 GMT

Meryl Streep has signed for New Line Cinema’s big screen adaptation of the Vicki Myron book "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World." Meryl Streep is a small town librarian for screen adaptation of

Meryl Streep is a small town librarian for screen adaptation of "Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World." Meryl Streep - "Mamma Mia!" World Premiere - Arrivals - Ziegfeld Theatre, 141 West 54th Street - New York City, NY, USA © Janet Mayer / PR PhotosVariety reports the script is set to be written by Pamela Gray based on Myron’s story of the impact a stray cat has on the town of Spencer, Iowa. Temple Hill Entertainment’s Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey are lined up to produce the film with Jerry Kalajian and Pete Harris.For the film, Streep will handle the role of the author – who works at the local library and takes in a stray kitten that gets into the library through an after-hours book return. The cat becomes the library mascot.The film is the latest production for Temple Hill – who helped bring “Twilight” to the big screen and is at work on the Jennifer Aniston flick "Management." The company is currently in production on the Lasse Hallstrom film "Dear John."

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