In the film, "Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills," the heroine accompanies her father on a business trip to Los Angeles, and stumbles on evidence about a long-unsolved crime involving the death of a movie star. Her resourcefulness and personal responsibility are put to the test when she finds herself in the middle of the fast-living, self-indulgent world of Hollywood. Andrew Fleming will direct for Warner Bros.

The first Nancy Drew book was published in 1930 and featured a plucky heroine who lived in fictional River Heights. The daughter of an attorney, she tackled jewel thieves, smugglers, kidnappers and organized crime syndicates. The books also had a dose of fashion and cooking.

The books were attributed to Carolyn Keene, a pen name used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which published the books. Mildred A. Wirt Benson wrote 23 of the first 30 books, and Harriet Stratemeyer, who inherited the company with her sister Edna, penned 24 volumes. The books have been rewritten and updated over the years.