A mini Fangirl adaptation exists, and it is everything you wished it would be. An Eleanor & Park movie might be on the way, but if these fans have anything to do with it, Rainbow Rowell’s Fangirl will not be far behind.
The adaptation stars The Lizzie Bennet Diaries‘ Mary Kate Wiles (Cath) opposite Denver Milord (Levi), and was directed by Yulin Kuang. Kuang’s other projects include the hilarious historical web series A Tell Tale Vlog, as well as current series Kissing in the Rain, which also stars Wiles.
The Fangirl adaptation is part of Kuang’s ongoing series, I Didn’t Write This. This literary adaptation series takes a different poem or literary work each episode and adapts a section of it. Previous adaptations include Looking for Alaska by John Green.
Even Fangirl author Rainbow Rowell is a fan of the mini-movie, taking to Twitter to call the project “Levitastic”:
This is really cool: @YulinKuang adapted a short scene from Fangirl. (Starring @mkwiles!) http://t.co/9GBGeM2IWH It's Levitastic!
— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) April 5, 2014
Yulin & her team also did a cosplay photoshoot of the Outsiders scene from Fangirl (WITH KISSING). http://t.co/DU1T1ISxWL @YulinKuang
— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) April 5, 2014
I can't choose a favorite part of those scenes, but all the set dressing with the actual Simon Snow fan art made me HAPPY.
— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) April 5, 2014
Also, A+ dreamy Levi. I can't even look directly at him. #pinholecamera
— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) April 5, 2014
Rowell also posted the video on her Tumblr, with the commentary “INCREDIBLY COOL.” We agree Rainbow, we agree. Now, if you could just get around to handing over those Fangirl rights, we might get an entire movie.
The rights to Rowell’s New York Times bestselling novel, Eleanor & Park, were recently picked up by Dreamworks. Rowell has been hired to write the screenplay of the adaptation.