Sony Pictures Classics has acquired the worldwide rights to the Imagine Documentaries and CNN Films documentary Julia,about Julia Child, the celebrity TV chef and cookbook author.
The film, directed by Oscar-nominated RBG filmmakers Betsy West and Julie Cohen, will be executive produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. "Julia promises to be a major independent movie event in 2021 — entertaining, revelatory and resonant for today,” says Sony Pictures Classics in a statement.
Imagine Documentaries and CNN Films are producing the project with Storyville Films under the working title Julia, with the film having started production.
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