A live-action feature adaptation of the children’s book series  The Magic School Bus is in the works with Rob Letterman ( Detective Pikachu ) aboard to write and direct. Elizabeth Banks ( The Hunger Games ) is set both to produce and play the key role of teacher Ms.

The Magic School Bus will be making its next stop at a theater near you. Scholastic Entertainment has partnered with Universal Pictures to turn the iconic children's franchise into a movie for the first time. What's more, Elizabeth Banks has been tapped to ...