The DUFF director to helm Monster High movie

Universal Pictures has tapped Ari Sandel, the director of The DUFF, to helm its Monster High movie.

Deadline reports that Mattel’s in-house studio, Playground Productions, is exec producing.

The script is being written by Gossip Girl’s Stephanie Savage and The O.C’s Josh Schwartz and the film is being produced by those two through their Fake Empire banner, and Storyline’s Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

The hit Monster High toy line is based on the children of famous monsters.