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Gal Gadot Producing With Eye To Star In Adaptation Of Bianna Golodryga & Yonit Levi’s Book ‘Don’t Feed The Lion’ In Works At Fox Entertainment Studios
Gal Gadot and Jaron Varsano’s Pilot Wave Motion Pictures are joining Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media to develop a film based on Don’t Feed the Lion, a 2025 children’s novel about antisemitism. Gadot and Varsano will executive produce, and Gadot is considering a starring role.
The story follows 13-year-old Theo, his sister Annie and their classmate Gabe after Theo’s football hero shares an antisemitic message that spreads through their Chicago school. The children face prejudice and peer pressure as they look for allies and decide whether to speak out. Authors Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi said they wrote the book in response to their children’s questions about antisemitism and the lack of fiction for this age group addressing it.
In short
- Gal Gadot may star in a film adaptation of Don’t Feed the Lion.
- The novel follows children confronting antisemitism at school.
- Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media have optioned the book.
Explained simply
Antisemitism means prejudice or hostility towards Jewish people. It can appear in insults, exclusion and false claims, and young people may encounter it at school or online. Stories about these experiences can help readers understand how prejudice affects individuals and communities.
Don’t Feed the Lion is a children’s novel by journalists Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi. Its central characters are 13-year-old Theo, his sister Annie and their classmate Gabe, who confront antisemitism and pressure from their peers at school. The book explores the choices children face when someone they admire spreads prejudice and whether they speak up.
Film and television producer Gal Gadot and her husband Jaron Varsano run Pilot Wave Motion Pictures. Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media are also involved in developing a film adaptation; Gadot and Varsano are set to executive produce, and Gadot is considering a role.
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