The much-awaited adaptation of the New York best-selling novel to be directed by Leslye Headland.
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- Netflix has finally found a director for the adaptation of the novel ‘Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’
- Leslye Headland, the co-creator of Russian Doll, a Netflix series is set to be the helm of the show.
The New York best-selling novel, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is set to be directed by Leslye Headland, Netflix announced yesterday. The script is written by Liz Tigelaar, with Liza Chasin producing for 3Dot Productions as well as Brad Mendelsohn producing for Circle of Confusion. Executive producers will be Jenkins Reid and Margaret Chernin. The casting announcement is to be done soon.
Leslye Headland given the helm after a long strive
Netflix has been around for months to find a director for the project and the directors competed to win this project. Leslye became the undisputed winner in the eventual competition for the directorial of the movie. Headland had just completed her production on the next Star Wars Series, The Acolyte. This can be seen as a major win for her. Leslye’s reputation in on-screen dramas is remarkable through cutting-edge feature films such as Bachelorette and About Last Night for Showtime before defining her career as a creator on the Netflix series Russian Doll.
The 43-year-old is known for her remarkable talent in the show Russian Doll which is available on Netflix that showcased an immense cultural phenomenon and was accepted by the audience wholeheartedly. The fans of the novel are excited by the announcement and are eagerly waiting for ‘’Leslye effect’’ on the novel’s adaptation. The viewers are also excited to get a woman director for the adaptation. This would be Leslye’s greatest project after The Acotyle and fans are looking forward to her latest project.
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Seven Husbands of Hugo became a huge sensation in Tiktok, six years after its publishing. Taylor Jenkins Reid, known for Daisy Jones and the Six, Malibu Rising, and After I Do has exceptionally written this masterpiece. The novel has been on the New York Times Bestseller Paperback list for 120 weeks. Recently Netflix has taken the rights over the book giving it the freedom to create the adaptation of the novel.
This well-known story follows eccentric Hollywood star Evelyn Hugo, who hires an unknown writer, Monique Grant, to write her life narrative. Evelyn recounts her experience in Hollywood’s Golden Age, her ascent to stardom, and her seven marriages, unveiling astounding secrets and deceit. The novel was first published on 13th June 2017 by Atria Books.
Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a tale of horror, fascination, and mystery. The story woven by the Hollywood star is astonishing to the audience and the things she went through in awe. The novel is rumored to be based on the real-life experiences of actress Elizabeth Taylor, who was married eight times to seven different men and revealed her personal life secrets to a writer. It is also said to be based on Ava Gardner, who revealed secrets about her past to British writer and later biographer Peter Evans; and Rita Hayworth, who was born in Spain but was persuaded to change her name and appearance, so erasing her ethnic heritage, to be more successful in Hollywood.
