Gary Winick, who helmed "13 Going on 30," has signed on to direct the British children's classic "Charlotte's Web" for the Kerner Entertainment Co. and Paramount Pictures.

Karey Kirkpatrick has been brought in to revise the adaptation -- written by Susannah Grant -- of E.B. White's classic.

Kerner Entertainment production head Paul Neesan will serve as an executive producer on the live-action/photorealistic CG animation picture with Edgar Bronfman Sr. (The book was previously made into an animated film in 1973 by Paramount Pictures and Sagittarius Prods., which is owned by Bronfman.)

Neesan, who has supervised the film's development, will guide production with company president Jordan Kerner. Karen Rosenfelt will oversee for the studio.

"Charlotte's Web" follows the story of a spider named Charlotte who goes out of her way to save Wilbur the pig's life by weaving five miraculous words into her webs. The book interweaves the story of 10-year-old Fern, just entering adolescence.

Winick is repped by WMA and managed by Rosalie Swedlin. Kerner Entertainment is repped by CAA. Kirkpatrick is repped by WMA. Grant is repped by CAA.