This 2003 best-selling novel by Lauren Weisberger became the basis for a film starring an actress whose breakthrough debut film role was as Mia Thermopolis in what Disney comedy?
Anne Hathaway Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (born November 12, 1982) is an American actress and singer. Her breakthrough debut film role was as Mia Thermopolis in the Disney comedy "The Princess Diaries" (2001). Hathaway made a transition to adult roles in box office and critically acclaimed films such as "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006), as Jane Austen in "Becoming Jane" (2007), "Rachel Getting Married" (2008), "Bride Wars" (2009), "Valentine's Day" (2010), as the White Queen in Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland" (2010), "Love & Other Drugs" (2010), as DC Comics femme fatale Catwoman in Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" (2012), as Fantine in Tom Hooper's "Les Misérables" (2012), "Interstellar" (2014), "The Intern" (2015), and "Alice Through the Looking Glass" (2016).
Flicka Flicka is a 2006 British-American family adventure drama film loosely based on the 1941 children's novel "My Friend Flicka" by Mary O'Hara. The film is directed by Michael Mayer and written by Mark Rosenthal and Lawrence Konner. The novel had previously been made into a film in 1943, and served as the inspiration for a 39-episode TV series in 1956–1957. In this version, set in the 21st century, the protagonist is a girl, played by Alison Lohman. The film also features Maria Bello, Ryan Kwanten and country singer Tim McGraw, who also served as executive producer of the soundtrack album. This USD15 million-budgeted film grossed $21 million in the United States theaters, and then it went on to become a surprise hit in DVD market in the United States; it made more than $48 million on DVD sales and more than $19 million on DVD/Home Video rental. The film was theatrically released on October 20, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. A sequel "Flicka 2" was released direct to DVD on May 4, 2010, and another sequel "" was released on May 1, 2012.