Nany Drew comes calling...

Nancy Drew is the iconic teen detective (created by Edward Stratemeyer and published under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene) and in the process captured the imagination of very teenage girl. I was first introduced to her books at class 4, just the time probably when I had started to think for myself. I clearly remember most of the girls of my class being completely smitten by this young sleuth who was smart, intelligent and had so many wonderful adventures. It’s been 77 long years but Nancy Drew Mysteries still create magic and delight for children.

So when I read the news of an upcoming Nancy Drew film,I was intrigued to know who was going to play my childhood heroine onscreen and it turned out to be the very young and beautiful Emma Roberts.I can't say I am disappointed for the girl looks gorgeous and comes with the right set of DNA, for she is daughter of Eric Roberts and niece of Julia Roberts.

Its scheduled to be released theatrically on June 15, 2007 in the U.S

Here is a excerpt from the Warner Bros website for all those interested:

This summer, "Nancy Drew" brings the timeless heroine to Los Angeles, where she is faced with a fresh set of challenges and her most baffling case yet.

Emma Roberts stars as the resourceful teen detective, who leaves her friendly hometown of River Heights for the West Coast and enrolls at Hollywood High. There, her unique personal style immediately sets her apart from her self-absorbed, fast-living peers, especially reigning mean-girl fashionistas Inga and Trish, who can't quite figure her out but know that everything about her is different - from her super-smarts and retro manners to her perfect picnic lunches and penny loafers.

Their less-than-warm reception might bother the average new girl in town, but not Nancy. She has more important things to think about - namely, a brand new mystery. Even though she promised her worried Dad (Tate Donovan as Carson Drew) that she'd quit the "sleuthing" business, it isn't long before Nancy gets a lead on one of the greatest unsolved cases of all time: the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of famous actress Dehlia Draycott. It happens that the Drews are staying in the former Draycott mansion, long reputed to be haunted and now a site where some very strange things have been happening.

How could she resist?...

"Nancy Drew," from producer Jerry Weintraub and director Andrew Fleming, also stars JOSH FLITTER as the boisterous Corky, Nancy's unlikely new best friend at Hollywood High, and MAX THIERIOT as her River Heights boyfriend Ned Nickerson, who learned long ago that there's no getting Nancy's attention away from a hot clue. DANIELLA MONET and KELLY VITZ are Inga and Trish, and RACHAEL LEIGH COOK stars as Jane Brighton, a woman whose life could be changed forever by the secrets Nancy uncovers in the Draycott mansion.

Parting thought – while listing the Cast for the film they seem to have missed out on Nancy’s housekeeper, Hannan Gruen. Now who could ever forget the warm & friendly mother figure who was busy churning out delicious cookies and waffles.