Gal Gadot's Pilot Wave Joins Fox and Moriah Media on a Film Version of 'Don't Feed the Lion'
Gal Gadot and her producing partner Jaron Varsano are bringing a children's novel to the big screen. Deadline reported on 11 November 2026 that their company, Pilot Wave Motion Pictures, has teamed with Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media on a film adaptation of Don't Feed the Lion.
The book is a 2025 middle-grade novel, meaning it is aimed at readers roughly eight to twelve years old. It was written by Bianna Golodryga and Yonit Levi and published by Arcadia Children's Books. Golodryga is a former CNN anchor. Levi is an Israeli Channel 12 news anchor.
Fox Entertainment Studios and Moriah Media have optioned the novel. An option is a deal that gives a studio the exclusive right to develop a book into a film for a set period, usually by paying the rights holder. It does not guarantee that a film will be made.
Gadot and Varsano will serve as executive producers, the people who oversee a project's financing and creative direction without usually being on set every day. Gadot is also reported as possibly starring in the film. No casting has been confirmed, so that part of the plan is still open.
Moriah Media is the storytelling arm of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The centre's website describes it as Academy Award-winning and says it develops, produces and distributes feature films, theatrical documentaries, television series and short digital films around the world.
For the book's readers, the news is the first step in a long chain. Options are common in publishing and film, and many never reach a cinema. Still, this one now has a studio, a production partner and two named producers attached. What comes next, including a director, a writer and a release date, has not been announced.
