My Friend Flicka remake in the works

[Raph's Girl]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...film_flicka_dc

Fox 2000's "My Friend Flicka" update is heating up as Tim McGraw, Alison Lohman and Ryan Kwanten have signed on to the picture.

Based on the novel by Mary O'Hara, "Flicka" is set against the backdrop of a modern-day ranch in Wyoming. It tells the story of Katie (Lohman), a teenager who dreams of running her family's ranch, much to the dismay of her father (McGraw); his hopes are pinned on her older brother. In the tale, Katie finds a wild horse she names Flicka and claims it for her own.

Theater-turned-film director Michael Mayer ("A Home at the End of the World") will direct from a script by Larry Konner and Mark Rosenthal. "Flicka" was made into a feature film in 1943 and hit the small screen in 1956.

Kwanten, who will play Katie's brother, stars in the WB Network drama series "Summerland." An Australian native, he plays the title role in the feature "America Brown," which debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the audience award for best film at the 2004 Montreal Film Festival.

Lohman's recent credits include "Matchstick Men" and "White Oleander." She next appears in "The Big White."

Country singer McGraw recently appeared in "Friday Night Lights."

Raph's Girl note: Between Tim McGraw and Ryan Kwanten Im gonna need my drool bucket when I see this movie! Dangit...I guess I should buy the original on DVD....*runs off to Walgreens since it's on sale*