The graphic novel My Boyfriend is a Bear, created by author Pamela Ribon and illustrator Cat Farris, is being adapted into a movie. Published earlier this year by Oni Press, My Boyfriend is a Bear follows a girl named Nora who has terrible taste in men. While on a hike in the hills of Los Angeles, Nora meets a 500-pound American Black Bear, who turns out to be the best boyfriend she's ever had. However, between Nora's judgemental friends and family, as well as the bear's need to hibernate during the winter, it remains to be seen if Nora can make the relationship work.

The quirky graphic novel romance has received praise since hitting shelves in April and now it will find a whole new audience as it's set on the track to becoming a movie. It seems that Hollywood's recent interest in romantic comedies, paired with the industry's love of adapting comics and graphic novels to film, will help bring Ribon and Farris' work to the big screen as the film rights to My Boyfriend is a Bear have been attained.

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Variety reports that Legendary Entertainment has acquired the worldwide movie rights to My Boyfriend is a Bear. Additionally, Legendary has set Ribon to executive produce and pen the script of the movie, a rare if not unprecedented move for a film adaptation (I Kill Giants' writer Joe Kelly wrote both the graphic novel and the 2018 movie adaptation). The My Boyfriend is a Bear movie will also be executive produced by Alex Hertzberg.

In addition to writing My Boyfriend is a Bear, Ribon has also worked on a number of comics titles, including Rick and Morty comics for Oni Press and the comic series SLAM! at BOOM! Studios, which she co-created with artist Veronica Fish. Further, Ribon has experience in the realm of animated movie writing, having co-written Disney's upcoming Wreck-It Ralph sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet, as well as working on Moana and Smurfs: The Lost Village.

Currently, it's unclear if the My Boyfriend is a Bear movie will be adapted as a live-action or animated property. Ribon's screenwriting experience seems to be mostly in the realm of animated fare, which positions her perfectly to adapt her own graphic novel for the medium. However, the concept could also work in live-action with the bear created through CGI. Hollywood has seen a rise in movies that blend live-action with a great deal of CGI effects, like Disney's 2016 hit The Jungle Book and upcoming video game movies, Legendary's own Detective Pikachu and Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog.

No matter whether it's animated or features a combination of live-action and CGI, My Boyfriend is a Bear has an incredibly unique premise for a romantic comedy that's sure to gain the attention of moviegoers. With Ribon on board to write the adaptation, it's sure to capture the heart of the graphic novel. Now, fans will have to wait and see to learn more about My Boyfriend is a Bear.

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Source: Variety