Drew Barrymore to direct teen crime film, Heist Society

I'm seriously digging some of the choices Drew Barrymore has been making of late. Not just in front of the camera, where turns in films like Going the Distance and Grey Gardens have highlighted her growth as an actress. Also behind the camera, with her directorial debut in the roller derby film, Whip It. She recently signed on for her follow-up, How to Be Single, but her gig after that is already lined up and it may be the best one yet.

Barrymore is set to direct Heist Society, from her Whip It screenwriter, Shauna Cross. An adaptation of Ally Carter's 2010 novel, the young adult story follows Katarina Bishop, a girl who comes from a long family line of thieves. She's not involved in the family trade, but when her father is accused of the theft of a mobster's art collection, Kat gathers her cousins and a few friends to prove him innocent. 

Carter has already written a sequel, Uncommon Criminals, which came out just a couple of weeks ago. Sounds like Barrymore could be at the head of a potentially lucrative tween franchise. [THR]