Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: The novel was adapted for the screen under the title The Mighty by Charles Leavitt ; the film was shot in Toronto , Canada and Cincinnati , Ohio , and directed by Peter Chelsom , and released in 1998 .
Simplified: The novel was adapted for the screen by Charles Leavitt ; the film was shot in Toronto , Canada and Cincinnati , Ohio , and directed by Peter Chelsom , and released in 1998 .