How Kelly Fremon Craig Convinced Judy Blume to Let Her Make Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
glamour.comAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret, the adapted from of the same name. Fremon Craig's name is not on the billboard, but the billboard—and the movie—exists because of her.
For nearly 50 years, after Blume's 1970 story about a young girl's honest and relatable journey through adolescence and puberty became a beloved classic, the 84-year-old icon (and ) turned down offers to adapt Margaret.
It was too personal, too important for anyone to get other than absolutely right. And even when Blume for the big screen all those years later, Margaret was the one property off the table.Of course, that would all change when Fremon Craig—best known for writing and directing the , The Edge of Seventeen, starring Hailee Steinfeld—reached out to the beloved author, passionately outlining why she was the best person to take on such a project.
Blume eventually said yes, and as of Friday, April 28, Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret is in theaters. But on this early April day, the Orange County, California native is in search of a billboard.
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