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'Sweet Valley High' movie reportedly in the works, lands 'Legally Blonde' writer

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Actresses Brittany Daniel (L) and Cynthia Daniel attend Hollywood Unites for the 5th Biennial Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), at Walt Disney Concert Hall on September 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: Actresses Brittany Daniel (L) and Cynthia Daniel attend Hollywood Unites for the 5th Biennial Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), at Walt Disney Concert Hall on September 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Aug 1, 2017

Sweet Valley's Wakefield twins are reportedly taking their identical blonde tresses, Pacific Ocean-hued eyes and "perfect size 6 figures" to the big screen.

According to Deadline, Paramount Pictures has tapped "Legally Blonde" writer Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith and Harper Dill, who writes for Fox's "The Mick," to work on a film adaptation of the popular "Sweet Valley High" young-adult novels by Francine Pascal.

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The cult-classic book series, which debuted in 1983, focuses on teen twins Elizabeth and Jessica Wakefield and their soap opera-style lives in idyllic Sweet Valley, California. The franchise includes multiple spin-off book series, two modern-day reboots published in 2011 and 2012, and a 1990s TV show starring real-life twins Brittany and Cynthia Daniel.

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