LeBron James Teams With Universal To Produce Adaptation Of Jerry Craft’s ‘New Kid’

According to Deadline, NBA superstar LeBron James has teamed up with Universal Pictures to develop a film adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft’s graphic novel titled New Kid, which he will produce alongside Maverick Carter through their SpringHill Entertainment banner.

Published in 2019, New Kid centers around Jordan Banks, a seventh grader who dreams of becoming a famous cartoonist. The graphic novel follows Jordan as he navigates his way into a new prestigious private school that his parents forced him to attend, instead of enrolling him in his dream art school. The coming-of-age graphic novel has also received a number of awards including becoming the first graphic novel to win a Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award.

The New Kid film will also be executive produced by Craft along with Jamal Henderson and Spencer Beighley, who have also signed on to oversee the project in behalf of the SpringHill.