'Perks of Being a Wallflower' Director Tackling 'Santa Is Real' for New Regency, Walden — hollywoodreporter.com

It’s Christmas in October for New Regency and Walden Media. The two companies have partnered up to develop, finance and produce a musical family film titled Santa Is Real. Stephen Chbosky, who directed critical darling The Perks of Being a Wallflower, is on board to helm the project, which will be written by Larry Stuckey (Little Fockers). Based on an upcoming book by Charles E. Hall and Bret Witter titled Santa Claus Is for Real: A True Christmas Fable About the Magic of Believing, the feature project will tell the true story of Hall, the man who plays Santa in Radio City's Christmas Spectacular.

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