Dolly Parton To Star In And Produce ‘Run, Rose, Run’ Movie Adaptation From Hello Sunshine
deadline.comA big screen take of Dolly Parton and James Patterson’s bestselling novel, Run, Rose, Run, is in the works at Hello Sunshine, one which the 11x Grammy winning, 2x Oscar nominated singer-songwriter will star in and produce.Set in Nashville, Run, Rose, Run is about a young woman who comes to country music’s capital city to pursue her music-making dreams.
The source of her heart-wrenching songs is a brutal secret she has tried desperately to hide, but the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future—and it may destroy everything she has worked for.Run, Rose, Run was published on March 7 by Little, Brown and Company and debuted to the No.
1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Parton also released a companion album of the same name on March 4 through Parton’s Butterfly Records, which also debuted to No.
1 on the Current Country albums, American/Folk and Bluegrass charts.Patterson will also produce the movie alongside Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine’s President of Film and Television, Lauren Neustadter.
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