Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
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Kit Kittredge is more than an American Girl. She's the star of a doll line and a movie!

How people can say that?

In a recent interview with ComingSoon.net, costar Chris O'Donnell talked about the maturity of the young actress that portrays Kittredge, Abigail Breslin.

"She's got such a great attitude about the whole thing because (doing interviews) is the hardest work you do in the whole thing," O'Donnell said. "She couldn't be more professional and she knows what she's doing."

Kit Kittredge is your basic American Girl, played by Abigail Breslin.

Breslin herself gushed about dressing up in Kit's signature outfits.

"It was cool, because I'd never done a period movie," she said. "Once you got hair, make-up and wardrobe, and on the set, it was sort of like you were back in that time. I got to keep the overalls, which was really cool, because I love the overalls."

Considering how Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is a limited-release hit (the Abigail Breslin vehicle opened last weekend in five theaters with $220,297; it opens nationwide on July 2).

Now, a second movie based on the popular American Girl line of dolls is being planned, reports Entertainment Weekly.

Warner Bros.' Picturehouse head Bob Berney recently said:

"Based on the opening numbers, I'm sure there will be another American Girl story. It's too early to tell if it's Julie or another one, or how it's going to happen. But the audience is there. There will be several American Girl movies."

Meanwhile, other sequel talk these days revolves around School of Rock 2, Anchorman 2 and Iron Man 2.

Which of these are you most looking forward to?

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl opens on July 2 and has the honor of being the only film we can think of to ever be based on a line of dolls.

So it has that going for it.

But does it have solid movie reviews going for it? Let's ask a few critics...

- At a time when kidflicks have turned raucous and crude, its inoffensive sweetness makes it a positively endearing throwback... -- One Guy's Opinion

- Younger girls will probably love Kit's antics and their parents won't find it too painful an experience, but it's still only a serviceable and fairly mediocre family film at best... -- ComingSoon.net

- For a G-rated film, Kit Kittredge's profound insight into the breakdown of society and families during the Depression and the country's subsequent rebirth is surprising... -- Slant Magazine

- Abigail Breslin, in the lead role, is a huge key to keeping Kit Kittredge light on its feet. Nine-year-old Kit is watching her city of Cincinnati change as the Great Depression starts taking away jobs and forcing her neighbors to sell their houses and move... -- Cinema Blend

Abigail Breslin stars as the title character in Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, the first movie we can think of to be based on a line of dolls.

The young actress recently spoke to MoviesOnline about the project:

Q: What was the best part of making this movie?

Abigail Breslin: The best part of making this movie was, I was so excited to get to do it because one of my favorite dolls was Kit and I collected them all since I was like 8. My grandma grew up in the Great Depression and she told me a bit about that, she said all the clothes were authentic and everyone was pretty much in the same situation back then.

She told me they would put sugar lumps on their tongues and drink the tea over it. I learned a lot about the Great Depression making this movie.

Q: How was the costume and hairstyle for you? It was a wig, right?

Abigail Breslin: Yes it was a wig. It was pretty cool, you know, to get to…I looked really different with it all. It sort of made you feel like you were really in 1934.

Q: How was working with a dog and a monkey?

Abigail Breslin: They were funny! I loved the basset hound. The monkey had a memo. He was a really funny monkey. He was cute.

Yes, they're now making movies about dolls.

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl is based on the famous line of fake little girls. Ask your little sister about them. She'll understand.

The film stars Abigail Breslin in the title role and comes out on July 2. Here's a preview of it: