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On the heels of six Grammy nominations for her seventh studio album, Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em>, pop star Sabrina Carpenter has inked a deal to star in and produce an untitled musical, inspired by Lewis Carroll\u2019s Alice in Wonderland<\/em>, for Universal Pictures.<\/p>\n For Carpenter, the project will mark a first attempt at anchoring a major studio picture. Plot details are under wraps. DGA Award and two-time Emmy nominee Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers<\/em>, Succession<\/em>) is set to direct from her own script.<\/p>\n More from Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n In addition to Carpenter, Marc Platt will produce through Universal-based Marc Platt Productions, which releases Wicked: For Good<\/em> with Universal on November 21. Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton will also produce through Alloy Entertainment. Senior Vice President of Production Development Ryan Jones and Director of Production Development Jacqueline Garell will oversee the project for the studio, with Katie McNicol overseeing for Marc Platt Productions.<\/p>\n While Carroll\u2019s Alice in Wonderland<\/em> is in the public domain, the book has historically been tied to Disney, which released both the iconic 1951 animated film of the same name, as well as a pair of live-action features starring Mia Wasikowska in the 2010s. Universal\u2019s spin on the property comes following the Tim Burton-directed Alice in Wonderland<\/em> (2010), which grossed over $1 billion worldwide, and sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass<\/em> (2016) from James Bobin, which fared less well, while still grossing nearly $300 million.<\/p>\n As an actor, Carpenter\u2019s credits include Prime Video\u2019s Emergency<\/em> and the indie drama The Short History of the Long Road<\/em> \u2014 both Sundance titles \u2014 as well as the Tall Girl<\/em> films from Netflix, Disney+\u2019s Clouds<\/em>, and 20th Century Fox\u2019s The Hate U Give<\/em> opposite Keke Palmer. Most recently, she signed on to guest star in a Muppet Show<\/em> special <\/a>for Disney+.<\/p>\n A two-time Grammy winner, Carpenter has just added a second North America leg to her Short n\u2019 Sweet Tour<\/em>, which includes six shows at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and five shows at Madison Square Garden in New York. Her album Man\u2019s Best Friend<\/em> debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 upon its August release and amassed over 180 million streams in the U.S. within the first week. The artist is repped by Foundation Media Partners, Volara Management, and Paradigm.<\/p>\n Scafaria is known for the films Hustlers<\/em>, The Meddler<\/em>, and Seeking a Friend for the End of the World<\/em>, as well as her directing on Succession<\/em> and New Girl<\/em>. More recently, she directed multiple episodes, including the pilot, of Rachel Sennott\u2019s HBO series I Love LA<\/em>, where she\u2019s also an executive producer. She\u2019s also inked a deal to direct Jonty<\/em>, an A24 comedy starring Jesse Plemons and Cole Escola, as we first reported in September. She is repped by UTA and Dern Weber.<\/p>\n Best of Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Deadline’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On the heels of six Grammy nominations for her seventh studio album, Man\u2019s Best Friend, pop star Sabrina Carpenter has inked a deal to star in and produce an untitled musical, inspired by Lewis Carroll\u2019s Alice in Wonderland, for Universal Pictures. 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