JoJo Siwa and Paramount Both Exit Will Smith-Backed YA Movie ‘Bounce’
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterDigital sensation JoJo Siwa has bounced from her planned feature film debut.The YouTuber, “Dancing with the Stars” contestant and highly visible LGBTQ figure told Variety that she is no longer attached to a movie adaptation of “Bounce,” based on the YA book by Megan Shull. Furthermore, insiders familiar with the project said that Paramount Pictures has also removed the project from its development slate.“That project got put on hold, and then went away,” Siwa told Variety at the GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday.