In what sounds like a joke on Apple TV's The Studio, Hershey's Chocolate is getting a movie—or at least its founders are. In a world filled with titles like The Lego Movie, Barbie, and A Minecraft Movie, it certainly does seem like anything can be a feature-length film. Even still, the idea of a movie based around a chocolate company's founding seemed odd, even though it shouldn't be, given that there are three movies based on the character Willy Wonka. Yet, Hershey is coming to a theater soon, not just in the concessions one buys before the movie.

Variety reports that Mean Girls and Freaky Friday director Mark Waters has signed on to direct Hershey, starring Alexandra Daddario and Finn Wittrock. The movie will follow the life of Milton Hershey (Wittrock) and his wife Kitty (Daddario) as they create the iconic chocolate brand and the various philanthropic endeavors by the couple,...