‘Wimbledon’ Scribe Adam Brooks to Direct ‘Happy Mother’s Day’ for Walden Media

"Happy Mother's Day" follows four mothers on their special day

Adam Brooks has signed on for a pair of projects, “Happy Mother’s Day” for Walden Media and "Runaway Wedding" for Working Title Films.

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Brooks, who wrote “Wimbledon” and “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason,” will write a new draft of the script for "Happy Mother's Day," which revolves around four moms who on their special day. Walden exec Eric Tovell would not go into further detail about the plot.

Nia Vardalos wrote the initial draft with Keith Nerryman and David A. Newman following up with another draft.

Brooks is also working on the script for "Runaway Wedding."

Brooks co-wrote “Last Vegas,” an upcoming comedy starring Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman and Christopher Walken. 

Walden, which was a co-producer on February's "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island," has three films set to bow later this year — "Won't Back Down," "Of Men and Mavericks" and "Parental Guidance." Fox is distributing all three of them.

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