Gal Gadot and her husband, Jaron Varsano, are developing a new film together. Their production company, Pilot Wave Motion Pictures, is teaming up with Fox Entertainment Studios to adapt a recently published book.
According to Deadline, the movie is based on Don’t Feed the Lion, a middle-grade novel about antisemitism that came out in 2025. It comes from former CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga and Israeli Channel 12 news anchor Yonit Levi. Gadot and Varsano will serve as executive producers, while Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media will develop and produce the adaptation. Gadot is also being considered for a lead role, although her casting has not been confirmed.
This is not the first project from her production company. Pilot Wave Motion Pictures previously produced Netflix’s Heart of Stone and National Geographic’s Impact with Gal Gadot. The company is also developing Paramount’s remake of To Catch a Thief and a biographical drama about Irena Sendler, which is set to star Gadot.
What is Gal Gadot’s Don’t Feed the Lion movie about?
Don’t Feed the Lion follows 13-year-old Theo Kaplan, a soccer co-captain whose life changes after his soccer hero shares an antisemitic message online. The post quickly goes viral, and the hatred soon spreads into Theo’s middle school in Chicago.
Theo’s younger sister, Annie, and their classmate Gabe join him as they face prejudice, peer pressure, and growing hostility at school. Together, they must find allies and learn to speak out against hatred. Friday night Shabbat dinners with the siblings’ immigrant grandparents provide an important backdrop to the story.
The story explores cultural identity, moral courage, and the importance of standing up against prejudice. Golodryga and Levi wrote the book in response to their children’s questions about rising antisemitism and the lack of middle-grade fiction addressing it.
The untitled film has yet to receive an official release date.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
