Taylor Jenkins-Reid: Last News

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s New York Times best-selling novel The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo has gained some momentum, as sources tell Deadline The Burial director Maggie Betts has come on to direct the film. Betts will co-write the script with Liz Tigelaar. Liza Chasin will produce for 3Dot Productions along with Brad Mendelsohn for Circle Management + Production.

EXCLUSIVE: Circle of Confusion is no longer, Deadline can exclusively reveal, as the renowned management and production company has rebranded and will now be known as Circle Management and Production.

Daisy Jones & The Six star Riley Keough has opened up about the show’s future – see what she had to say below.Last year, Daisy Jones & The Six premiered on Amazon Prime Video, telling the story of the “precipitous rise and fall of a renowned rock band” led by singers Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin).The series is based on the 2019 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, with the story partly inspired by the dynamic between Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham.However, despite the show’s positive reception, Daisy Jones & The Six has yet to be greenlit for a second season and now, Keough has spoken about a potential follow-up. Speaking to Variety, Keough said: “I would love to but I don’t know if it’s in the cards…I haven’t heard anything.”Keough’s comments come after her co-star Sam Claflin revealed earlier during the Emmy Awards that he had “outlined” his vision for a second season, and that he was “pushing for it”.While the show wraps up the entirety of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2019 novel, the author said in a statement to Variety last year: “I think we’re in a really fortunate position where we have a story that is final, and has an ending that feels really good.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Jessica Chastain started 2023 by telling Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” that she was open to reading a script for the film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.” The Oscar-winning actor has long been fans’ top choice to play the title character, a reclusive old Hollywood star who reflects on her life during a final interview with an unknown journalist. “I do know there is an online thing about it,” Chastain said when asked about the fan casting. “Sure, send me a script.” Cut to the end to the year, and Chastain is officially closing the book on starring in a “Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” movie.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s best-selling novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo looks to have found a director as sources tell Deadline, Leslye Headland is on board to helm. Liz Tigelaar penned the script with Liza Chasin producing for 3Dot Productions while Brad Mendelsohn will producer for Circle of Confusion. Jenkins Reid and Margaret Chernin will exec produce.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the recent release of Prime Video’s Daisy Jones & The Six, the cast and creators are confirmed to participate in a panel at SXSW on March 11 at 4 p.m.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Sony Pictures has won global distribution rights to the hot comedy package “My Ex-Friend’s Wedding,” a script co-written by buzzy author Taylor Jenkins Reid starring a murderers’ row of funny women. Oscar winner Ariana DeBose, “Saturday Night Live” breakout Chloe Fineman, Amanda Seyfried and Megan Stalter are set as the core ensemble. The film follows four childhood best friends who receive a drunken voicemail from a former BFF on the eve of her wedding day — confessing that she thinks she’s making a mistake. The group sets out to stop her wedding and rekindle the friendship they once shared. Comedy vet Kay Cannon, whose 2019 feature directorial debut “Blockers” over-performed at the box office, is directing. The script is from Ashley Rodger and Jenkins Reid. The latter could not be hotter at the moment, as the series adaptation of her novel “Daisy Jones & The Six” is about to hit Amazon Prime Video. Additional Jenkins Reed books are headed to the screen at Hulu (“Malibu Rising”) and Netflix (“The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo”).

Riley Keough showcased her rockstar persona in the teaser for Daisy Jones & The Six released on Wednesday. The 33-year-old actress - who paid an emotional tribute to mother Lisa Marie after her tragic passing - is the frontwoman of the fictional band in the highly-anticipated Amazon Prime Video mini series.The granddaughter of Elvis channeled the music icon as lead singer Daisy Jones for the minute-and-a-half long clip and even showcased some of her singing talent.