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Director Lena Dunham to Adapt 'Dash and Lily's Book of Dares'

by Ethan Anderton
October 27, 2010
Source: Deadline

We just recently highlighted the trailer for a little indie critics have been enjoying called Tiny Furniture from IFC Films. Now the film's writer/director/star, Lena Dunham, has lined up her next project as Deadline reports she will write and direct an adaptation of Dash and Lily's Book of Dares, a teenage romance novel from David Levithan and Rachel Cohn. The story follows two teens left alone in Manhattan for Christmas who connect when the girl leaves a notebook full of literary clues at the Strand bookstore and the boy follows the clues only to leave some of his own. No studio is involved yet, but seasoned producer Scott Rudin is behind the project.

The book itself comes from the same author's behind Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist which was also adapted into a film by Peter Sollett. Dash and Lily's Book of Dares sounds like a pseudo sequel to the aforementioned film starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings and the story itself is certainly in the same vein as the hipster-esque teen romance. Here's a more details synopsis courtesy of Amazon:

“I’ve left some clues for you. If you want them, turn the page. If you don’t, put the book back on the shelf, please.”

So begins the latest whirlwind romance from the New York Times bestselling authors of Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Lily has left a red notebook full of challenges on a favorite bookstore shelf, waiting for just the right guy to come along and accept its dares. But is Dash that right guy? Or are Dash and Lily only destined to trade dares, dreams, and desires in the notebook they pass back and forth at locations across New York? Could their in-person selves possibly connect as well as their notebook versions? Or will they be a comic mismatch of disastrous proportions?

Sounds interesting enough, and of course the story allows the You've Got Mail style love story to touch upon some more intimate NYC locales leading up to the inevitable meeting of the would-be lovers. With an eclectic and versatile talent like Dunham behind the camera, hopefully this will have a bit more spice and heart than Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist which seemed a little light on substance and a quality soundtrack despite the music-centric title. Any fans of the book excited about the adaptation?

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