Star Trek and Guardians of the Galaxy star Zoe Saldana has been cast in the Chris Columbus-produced I Kill Giants movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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The movie will be based on Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura’s critically acclaimed graphic novel about a young misfit girl named Barbara (to be played by Madison Wolfe) battling both real and imagined monsters in her life. Saldana will play a school psychologist who develops a special bond with Barbara, that helps the girl confront her internal and external threats.
Anders Walter is making his feature-length directorial debut with I Kill Giants. Walter is best known for writing and directing the 2014 Academy Award-winning live action short Helium.
I Kill Giants won a Gaiman Award in 2013 (an overseas manga award selected by readers); the International Manga Award in 2012; was named to the “Top Ten Great Graphic Novels for Teens” in 2010 by the Young Adult Library Services Association; as well as “Best Indy Book of 2008” by IGN and was an Eisner Award finalist.
