Los Angeles, April 16 -- Author JK Rowling's famous children's book 'The Christmas Pig' will be adapted into a film.

As per Variety, the project is in a very early stage of development in-house and a production company has not yet been attached.

Rowling's production company Bronte already produces the BBC/HBO adaptation of her adult detective series "Cormoran Strike."

'The Christmas Pig' was first published in 2021 with illustrations by Jim Field. At the time of publication, Swift Films made a series of promotional videos for the project.

The book tells the story of a boy named Jack, who loses his childhood toy Dur Pig -- nicknamed DP -- on Christmas Eve after his stepsister throws it out of the family car. Although Jack is offered a ...