Brian Francis's FRUIT optioned to Hawkeye Pictures and Big Jump Entertainment

FRUIT, written by Brian Francis, has been optioned to Hawkeye Pictures (BROTHER, SLEEPING GIANT) and Big Jump Entertainment (BLACK-ISH, THE TRAILER PARK BOYS: THE ANIMATED SERIES) for an animated series. Originally acquired by ECW Press for world rights, FRUIT is a heartwarming, laugh-out-loud hilarious book about 13-year-old Peter Paddington and his talking nipples. Brian Francis is represented by Dean Cooke of CookeMcDermid Literary Management, with Paige Sisley of CookeMcDermid handling film & TV rights.