‘Nanny McPhee’ Director Kirk Jones Transforming Controversial Pregnancy Manual Into A Movie
By Russ Fischer/March 24, 2011 9:00 am EST
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Deadline breaks the news, saying that the script has already been written by Heather Hatch, with a rewrite by Shauna Cross (Whip It!). The film is set to be a Love Actually sort of anthology, with stories of five couples experiencing “the surprises that happen when a stork visit is imminent.” (Disclaimer: no storks will actually be in this movie.)
Give me a romcom where the couples are all terrified of the babies that are about to be born, and this might go on the watch list. If not, I’ll just do a double-feature of It’s Alive and Grace.
When newly pregnant women visit Brigham Obstretrics and Gynecology, a practice affiliated with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, they are handed a sheaf of primers on prenatal tests, morning sickness and the like. The tone is calm and brisk, but a page of recommended books carries a warning: “*WE * DO * NOT * RECOMMEND * ‘What to Expect When You’re Expecting.’ "
