Breslin Is Rozema's American Girl

Lots of gay directors make kids' movies - Jim Fall went from Trick to The Lizzie McGuire Movie, and Tommy O'Haver's work includes both Billy's Hollywood Screen Kiss and Ella Enchanted.

So why shouldn't lesbian directors get to do the same?

Canadian filmmaker Patricia Rozema, best known for Sapphic love stories I've Heard the Mermaids Singing and When Night Is Falling, will take the helm of American Girl, a new feature inspired by the popular line of dolls and books.

Oscar nominee Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski star, along with Devil Wears Prada scene-stealer Stanley Tucci.

Breslin plays Kit Kittredge, a plucky young girl who helps keep her family together during the Depression.

Look for lots of little American girls to pack theaters when it opens in July 2008.