Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is an upcoming film based on the book by the same name by Judith Viorst. It will have Steve Carrell as Ben, Alexander's dad.

In 2011, it was reported that 20th Century Fox  had plans to make a live action film adaptation of the book. Written by Lisa Cholodenko  and Rob Lieber, the film was set to be directed by Cholodenko, and produced by Shawn Levy  with Dan Levine for Levy's 21 Laps, and Lisa Henson  with Jason Lust for The Jim Henson Company. Steve Carrell has joined  in April 2012, to star as Ben, Alexander's dad. In October 2012, Walt Disney Pictures  has picked up the project,  reporterdly due to Fox being "uncomfortable with the budget.