So said Mandate when it optioned "
Butter," rookie scribe Jason Micallef's original comedy screenplay. Jennifer Garner is attached to star and possibly produce with Michael De Luca.
"
Butter" follows a young orphan who, after being adopted by a Midwestern family, discovers she has an uncanny talent for butter-carving. She eventually finds herself up against the ambitious wife of the retired reigning champion in a town's annual butter-sculpting contest.