Alcon Entertainment (The Blind Side, Dolphin Tale) has acquired film and television rights to the famed “Chicken Soup for the Soul” brand, it was just announced by Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Broderick Johnson and Andrew Kosove.
Alcon is set to finance and produce a major feature film that shares the brands name, Chicken Soup for the Soul. The film will be produced by The Kerner Entertainment Company and its principle Jordan Kerner (The Smurfs, Charlottes Web) along with Johnson and Kosove.
Writer Brandon Camp (Love Happens) will write the screenplay, which is inspired by a variety of characters and stories from the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. Warner Bros will release via Alcons output deal.
The film will be Executive Produced by Ben Haber (The Smurfs, Across the Universe), Bill Rouhana and Tim Rouhana (The Path of Most Resistance) with Kate Moulene set as co-producer.
Stated Kosove and Johnson: Were thrilled to partner with Chicken Soup for the Soul, the world renowned brand that has become synonymous with inspiration and life improvement and has touched hundreds of millions of readers through the power of storytelling. The Chicken Soup for the Soul series lends itself perfectly to a fictional narrative that will inspire, entertain and intrigue.
Kerner added: I have so much respect for the brand Bill Rouhana has built and continues to build and accelerate at ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’. It is based on inspiration from true life stories, an inspiration which is much needed in the world today, as well as a set of beliefs that I hold near and dear.
Originally created by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen in 1993, Chicken Soup for the Soul has evolved into a worldwide multi-channel brand now stewarded by publisher, Amy Newmark and expanded by veteran CEO, Bill Rouhana.
On the 20th Anniversary of our first book, Im delighted to go back to my roots by adding movies and television to the variety of servings that ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ offers. Our fans and readers trust us as their source for positive and moving stories and theyre hungry for more. It would be a disservice to them not to bring Chicken Soup for the Soul to life in film. I know that Alcon, Kerner and Camp are the right partners to make that happen, said Bill Rouhana CEO of Chicken Soup for the Soul.
