“Book Lovers,” a subversive romantic comedy and bestselling novel from Emily Henry, is getting the feature film treatment.
Movie rights have been picked up by Tango, Lia Buman’s film and television development financier and producer. Sarah Hayward is attached to write the script.
“Emily is a dominant force in the world of romantic comedy and we feel so lucky to bring to the screen a story that has already delighted so many on the page. The irreverent and whip smart writing delivers on classic romcom tropes while avoiding cliches, making it perfect for a cozy and refreshing adaptation,” Buman said.
The novel follows Nora, a cutthroat literary agent who, convinced by her sister to spend an August holiday in North Carolina, keeps running into Charlie, a bookish, brooding editor from the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.
Movie rights have been picked up by Tango, Lia Buman’s film and television development financier and producer. Sarah Hayward is attached to write the script.
“Emily is a dominant force in the world of romantic comedy and we feel so lucky to bring to the screen a story that has already delighted so many on the page. The irreverent and whip smart writing delivers on classic romcom tropes while avoiding cliches, making it perfect for a cozy and refreshing adaptation,” Buman said.
The novel follows Nora, a cutthroat literary agent who, convinced by her sister to spend an August holiday in North Carolina, keeps running into Charlie, a bookish, brooding editor from the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.
- 3/28/2023
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Madison Wells, Gigi Pritzker’s award-winning, independent entertainment company, has acquired and will develop a feature adaptation of State of Terror, the best-selling novel by former Secretary of State, U.S. Senator and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton and New York Times best-selling novelist Louise Penny. This high-stakes thriller of international intrigue follows novice Secretary of State Ellen Adams, who is unexpectedly brought into the administration by a newly-elected President, her political and personal adversary. Events soon erupt that sweep her into a world of global intrigue and diplomacy where the stakes could not be higher and the potential consequences, both personal and global, could not be greater.
Both Clinton and Penny will serve as Executive Producers as well as consultants on the film, whilst HiddenLight Productions will produce. Pritzker and Head of Film and TV Rachel Shane will produce for Madison Wells.
Both Clinton and Penny will serve as Executive Producers as well as consultants on the film, whilst HiddenLight Productions will produce. Pritzker and Head of Film and TV Rachel Shane will produce for Madison Wells.
- 2/17/2022
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
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