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Post by iheartamyadams on Apr 4, 2019 22:53:50 GMT
Glenn Close is rumored for this as well per Jeff Snieder, but no confirmation on that yet. Amy Adams to Star in Ron Howard’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ at Netflix (EXCLUSIVE) Amy Adams is set to star in Netflix’s adaptation of “Hilllbilly Elegy,” that Ron Howard is on board to direct, Variety has learned. “Shape of Water” screenwriter Vanessa Taylor adapted the script with Brian Grazer, Howard and Karen Lunder producing for Imagine Entertainment. Julie Oh and J.D. Vance will exec produce. Based on on the bestselling memoir by J.D. Vance, the pic is a modern exploration of the American Dream and follows three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member, a Yale Law student forced to return to his hometown. ——— EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has come out on top in a red-hot auction for the film version of J.D. Vance’s lauded bestseller Hillbilly Elegy, which Ron Howard is directing and The Shape Of Water co-writer Vanessa Taylor is adapting. Netflix will fully finance the pic to the tune of $45M. There were multiple high net worth backers in the mix and many other admirers but Netflix’s offer blew rivals away, I understand. By almost double. Not all of the $45M will go on production. A fair whack of that will go on fees. I gather there is a theatrical allowance here which could see the release potentially play out Roma-style. CAA brokered the pact, which is not part of this week’s Sundance deal-making. Howard is directing and producing with his Imagine Entertainment partner Brian Grazer and the company’s Karen Lunder. Julie Oh is exec producer. The idea is to shoot later this year but cast has yet to be set. Imagine won the book rights in another heated auction back in 2017. Vance’s memoir (Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, to give it its full title), a bestseller for 74 weeks, is a critically revered account of growing up in the Rust Belt and a personal analysis of the white underclass, race and privilege in America. Vance, raised poor among working-class “hillbillies,” explores his childhood and family struggles as they navigate drug addiction, and social and economic challenges. Supported by his larger-than-life grandmother, he developed a deep appreciation for education that laid the foundation for him to rise out of poverty and its cultural restraints. The film has inevitably become a passion project for Howard and it is rounding into good shape now. deadline.com/2019/01/netflix-hillbilly-elegy-ron-howard-movie-deal-40m-1202541118 |
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Post by morton on Apr 5, 2019 4:14:39 GMT
I know Ron Howard probably isn't one of the most liked directors here, but I think this could be good depending on the script of course. Like I really enjoyed Solo, maybe one of the few people that did, but I think that the problems were mostly in the screenplay, and that Howard did a fine job considering he had to come in and reshoot the whole film basically.
I know someone is going to say it, so I might as well put it out there. Could this be the project that finally wins Adams and Close their Oscars?
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Post by Sharbs on Apr 5, 2019 4:19:17 GMT
I'll be the first to say that Amy Adams is a step up from Rebel Alley. And they are not the same person.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Apr 5, 2019 4:39:12 GMT
so they're making a movie out of that book that everyone was talking about in 2017. Huh
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Post by Pavan on Apr 5, 2019 6:06:20 GMT
This doesn't sound much interesting but definitely something different for Amy Adams.
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Post by Zeb31 on Apr 5, 2019 10:51:15 GMT
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Post by wattsnew on Apr 6, 2019 23:53:14 GMT
This sounds terrible, but if it the roles are baity enough to get Amy Adams (and hopefully my Lord and Savior Glenn Close) an Oscar then I'm all for it.
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Post by stephen on Apr 11, 2019 15:39:07 GMT
Close is confirmed to be in this now.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 15:50:12 GMT
Close is confirmed to be in this now. Maybe her career trajectory really will follow Geraldine Page's now... Hollywood clearly needed reminding of this national treasure. |
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Post by stephen on Apr 11, 2019 16:14:22 GMT
Close is confirmed to be in this now. Maybe her career trajectory really will follow Geraldine Page's now... Hollywood clearly needed reminding of this national treasure. It definitely helps, and from all accounts the role is baity, and the veteran narrative helps in supporting categories far more often than it does in lead. But it will all depend on the competition and the quality of the movie itself. But it is Ron Howard, who makes relatively safe films that have broad appeal, so that works in her favor. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2019 16:25:27 GMT
Maybe her career trajectory really will follow Geraldine Page's now... Hollywood clearly needed reminding of this national treasure. It definitely helps, and from all accounts the role is baity, and the veteran narrative helps in supporting categories far more often than it does in lead. But it will all depend on the competition and the quality of the movie itself. But it is Ron Howard, who makes relatively safe films that have broad appeal, so that works in her favor. Not necessarily in terms of winning an Oscar (I still don't think that will happen, unfortunately) - more in that she'll continue to be cast in plum roles moving forward. It seems that Hollywood only needed to be reminded of her gifts. |
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Post by TerryMontana on Apr 11, 2019 16:49:50 GMT
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Post by iheartamyadams on Apr 11, 2019 18:57:01 GMT
Putting two of most numerically overdue actresses in the same film, giving each what is arguably their most baity roles, in a film that if structured like the book would see both in Supporting... I’m convinced that Ron Howard is trying to break the internet lol
Glenn easily wins in this case unless she doesn’t deliver as she’s a vet, has been closer to winning and been in the industry a lot longer. No doubt about that. She’s doing everything right and making good on the exposure almost winning provided. Hopefully one runs lead so they don’t compete against each other.
I’m getting A:OC vibes from this. Two powerhouses elevating an average film is about what I’m expecting from this. And who knows how far those two would’ve made it if they had due narratives? Interested to see who is cast as the male lead... without knowing all that much about the book, I’ll go against the obvious Lucas Hedges/Timothee Chamalet suggestions and suggest Tye Sheridan.
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Post by wattsnew on Apr 12, 2019 0:49:31 GMT
Get it Glenngend! This is your moment, this is your fight song! The reign of Meryl "Leatherface" Streep and Olivia Stoleman are over.
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Post by TerryMontana on Apr 12, 2019 17:01:09 GMT
I don't know whether She would win the oscar for this movie or for Sunset Boulevard remake?  Boulevard, I'd guess. |
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Post by Leo_The_Last on Apr 13, 2019 10:35:24 GMT
Yeah, I was criticizing pupdurcs on the Macbeth thread about the inevitability of incoming Oscars, but, just to contradict myself, this sounds like it could lead to that eventual Oscar for Close (or Adams), especially if/because it's a baity supporting part.
Ron Howard gets too much hate around internet blogs. He's no Altman or Lynch, but more than a solid craftsman that used to be the backbone of the golden age of Hollywood.
There was much talk about this book here in Europe also, like it was the key to understand the Trump phenomenon etc., which I think is mostly bullshit. They made it look like every working class family looks like the one described in the book, pfhhd, bullshit. This sounds more like a Winter's Bone milieu. No idea how big the part of the kid/boy is going to be, now that they already have two big name actresses attached, maybe they could go with a more unknown, less established lead (like Lawrence in 'Bone', probably still her finest work).
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Post by pupdurcs on Apr 13, 2019 13:48:53 GMT
Yeah, I was criticizing pupdurcs on the Macbeth thread about the inevitability of incoming Oscars, but, just to contradict myself, this sounds like it could lead to that eventual Oscar for Close (or Adams), especially if/because it's a baity supporting part. Ron Howard gets too much hate around internet blogs. He's no Altman or Lynch, but more than a solid craftsman that used to be the backbone of the golden age of Hollywood. There was much talk about this book here in Europe also, like it was the key to understand the Trump phenomenon etc., which I think is mostly bullshit. They made it look like every working class family looks like the one described in the book, pfhhd, bullshit. This sounds more like a Winter's Bone milieu. No idea how big the part of the kid/boy is going to be, now that they already have two big name actresses attached, maybe they could go with a more unknown, less established lead (like Lawrence in 'Bone', probably still her finest work). Ya goddamn hypocrite! It's alright, I forgive you   The "stars" and their perceived overdueness certainly makes Oscar talk very credible. And Close especially is such a martyr at this point, that a strong supporting push might make her undeniable (this is why people were silly to criticise Viola Davis for going supporting in Fences. Lead can be harder to convert to a win, wheras supporting often has processions or career wins, depending on the level of competition. Davis didn't let herself become another Glenn Close). Howard hasn't had much love from the Academy recently, but he is a very solid pair of hands. Not flashy, but a pro. I can see this delivering acting nods, and maybe finally a win for Close. |
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Post by stephen on Apr 13, 2019 13:54:11 GMT
Ya goddamn hypocrite! It's alright, I forgive you The "stars" and their perceived overdueness certainly makes Oscar talk very credible. And Close especially is such a martyr at this point, that a strong supporting push might make her undeniable (this is why people were silly to criticise Viola Davis for going supporting in Fences. Lead can be harder to convert to a win, wheras supporting often has processions or career wins, depending on the level of competition. Davis didn't let herself become another Glenn Close). Howard hasn't had much love from the Academy recently, but he is a very solid pair of hands. Not flashy, but a pro. I can see this delivering acting nods, and maybe finally a win for Close. Not to mention that Viola Davis actually is supporting in the film. If she's lead, so is Jovan Adepo, as their relationships bear the same amount of weight in the film version of the play. I've heard that the actual Tony-winning performance emphasizes Rose a bit more than the film does, by virtue of the stage format, but if we're taking the film version on its own, she's most definitely supporting. |
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Post by iheartamyadams on Apr 13, 2019 16:17:34 GMT
Yeah, Davis is Supporting in Fences. Being a quasi lead didn’t work out for her in The Help, so it’s complety understandable that she’d want to go Supporting that time around and secure the win. The backlash she received over that choice was a bit much... I get that people want to see another Black best Actress winner, but that part wasn’t overly baity and it was a tough year for Best Actress. There’s a strong chance she would’ve faced the same fate imo.
Glenn will probably win in Supporting, and there’s no shame in that. She’s 71 years old.. that she’s even still in Oscar conversations on a somewhat frequent basis and getting roles that Meryl Streep would’ve easily been first choice for five years ago is remarkable in itself. I thought she was headed towards O’Toole status immediately after the recent loss, but it appears to have upped the sympathy factor to an undeniable degree. And it also sort of introduced her (and her narrative) to a younger generation who is probably unfamiliar with her peak years. Her film career has been completely unremarkable for so long that she didn’t have melinnial support that someone like Julianne Moore had during her Still Alice run.
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Post by iheartamyadams on Apr 13, 2019 16:25:48 GMT
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Post by Leo_The_Last on Apr 13, 2019 22:24:41 GMT
Yeah, I was criticizing pupdurcs on the Macbeth thread about the inevitability of incoming Oscars, but, just to contradict myself, this sounds like it could lead to that eventual Oscar for Close (or Adams), especially if/because it's a baity supporting part. Ron Howard gets too much hate around internet blogs. He's no Altman or Lynch, but more than a solid craftsman that used to be the backbone of the golden age of Hollywood. There was much talk about this book here in Europe also, like it was the key to understand the Trump phenomenon etc., which I think is mostly bullshit. They made it look like every working class family looks like the one described in the book, pfhhd, bullshit. This sounds more like a Winter's Bone milieu. No idea how big the part of the kid/boy is going to be, now that they already have two big name actresses attached, maybe they could go with a more unknown, less established lead (like Lawrence in 'Bone', probably still her finest work). Ya goddamn hypocrite! It's alright, I forgive you The "stars" and their perceived overdueness certainly makes Oscar talk very credible. And Close especially is such a martyr at this point, that a strong supporting push might make her undeniable (this is why people were silly to criticise Viola Davis for going supporting in Fences. Lead can be harder to convert to a win, wheras supporting often has processions or career wins, depending on the level of competition. Davis didn't let herself become another Glenn Close). Howard hasn't had much love from the Academy recently, but he is a very solid pair of hands. Not flashy, but a pro. I can see this delivering acting nods, and maybe finally a win for Close. Sorry man! 😎 I'm just human, or more human than human, like my "father" used to say.... Buuuuut, I didn't reeeeaaally contradict myself, I actually stayed true to myself, truer than true, so to speak. I had more problems with the Oscars as statistics thing, how winning one doesn't equal being a great actor, and so forth. But don't let us upon that Pandora's box anymore 😄 I don't know much about that Basso guy, but like I expected, they already have their names to sell this movie on. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 14:27:52 GMT
wattsnew Zeb31 - ! My favorite I've seen on the internet is "Othiefia."
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Post by morton on Jan 25, 2020 23:31:39 GMT
I'm surprised there's no Sundance thread. (I guess I could make one, but I wouldn't be the type to add information for all of it lol.) Anyhow this is coming out in November according to this Deadline interview with Ron Howard. That's a great release date, so Netflix must have a lot of confidence in it. Hopefully Glenn can finally win this year. |
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