{"id":11903,"date":"2022-05-13T11:23:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T15:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/wattpad-webtoon-studios-leone-group-team-film-slate\/"},"modified":"2022-05-13T11:33:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T15:33:08","slug":"wattpad-webtoon-studios-leone-group-team-for-film-slate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tveurope\/2022\/05\/13\/wattpad-webtoon-studios-leone-group-team-for-film-slate\/","title":{"rendered":"Wattpad WEBTOON Studios &amp; Leone Group Team for Film Slate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and Italian independent production and distribution company Leone Film Group have partnered to develop a slate of films based on original Wattpad stories.<\/p>\n<p>This new deal follows a 2021 deal between the two companies to develop Blair Holden\u2019s <em>The Bad Boy\u2019s Girl<\/em> as a film. <em>The Bad Boy\u2019s Girl<\/em> is one of the most popular stories on Wattpad, with more than 223 million reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLeone Film Group understands the power of listening to audiences and nurturing fandoms,\u201d said Aron Levitz, president at Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. \u201cFrom our collaboration developing <em>The Bad Boy\u2019s Girl<\/em> through our expanded partnership to develop a full slate of projects, we\u2019re thrilled to continue our relationship and create incredible films with built-in fandoms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raffaella Leone, CEO of Leone Film Group, said, \u201cWe are really excited to announce this new partnership with Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and to strengthen our relationship. Our aim is to co-develop and co-produce international movies for young adult audiences. In this competitive landscape, it is very important to select the right content that&#8217;s going to appeal to our target audience, and Wattpad WEBTOON Studios&#8217; success in this space is paramount. 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