Ramona and Beezus opens today. I can't help but think that the books of Beverly Cleary belong to America's past, along with Leave it to Beaver--the "Golden Age" of American suburbia, the 50s and early 60s... Some things just can't be updated, without destroying the original source material.
The soundtrack for the trailer was very annoying -- typical for kids/tween fare, whether at the theaters or Disney/Nickelodeon/ABC Family. At least they didn't try to use an ethnically diverse class, other than Sandra Oh as Ramona's teacher.
As for the question at the top of the post -- did the studio heads ever consider a movie about Henry Huggins? I am betting no, given the dominant trends in the American mass entertainment industry.
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