Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

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Plot

For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions. In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.

Cited as official plot version

Drama Teen Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

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  Rachel McAdams

  ... Barbara Simon

  The Notebook, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

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  Abby Ryder Fortson

  ... Margaret Simon

  Griffin in Summer

• K
  Kathy Bates

  Titanic - 25 Year Anniversary, The Blind Side

• B
  Benny Safdie

  Happy Gilmore 2, Oppenheimer

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  Elle Graham

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  Gary Houston

• W
  Wilbur Fitzgerald

• S
  Sloane Warren

Crew Behind the Film

The Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Kelly Fremon Craig last wrote Ordinary Angels and Scoob!.

Director

Kelly Fremon Craig

Screenwriter

Kelly Fremon Craig

Producers

Julie Ansell
Amy Brooks
James L. Brooks
Kelly Fremon Craig
Richard Sakai

Production Details

What we know about the Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret movie production.

Key Facts

• Based on a best-selling and beloved classic.

Production Updates for Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

Jun 2022

Completed

Changed Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2022

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. Planned for September 2022 release.

Feb 2021

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Production is planned for April.

Mar 2020

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Lionsgate has picked up the film rights.

Oct 2018

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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