As the director of one of the most critically well-regarded superhero films in recent memory, Loganās James Mangold pretty much has a blank check to make whatever movie he wants at the moment. (Heās already signed up for a spin-off focused on X-23, plus a cop corruption drama in the vein of his Sylvester Stallone vehicle Copland.) Now, heās choosing to spend that cachet on a giant kitty-cat, in the form of the kids book adaptation Crenshaw.
Based on a book from Newberry-winner Katherine Applegateābest known for the Animorphs line of YA novelsāthe book centers on a young boy whose imaginary friend, the titular giant cat, offers him help to overcome his problems. As THR notes, itās not clear where the Crenshaw adaptation will fit on Mangoldās increasingly stuffed list of projects.
