Hillbilly Elegy (2020)

[Darth Marcus]

Source: Variety

Netflix Boards Ron Howard’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ in $45 Million Deal
JANUARY 25, 2019 8:24AM PT

Netflix will fully finance the economic drama “Hillbilly Elegy,” with Ron Howard directing and producing through Imagine Entertainment.

The streamer has committed to spend $45 million on the film after winning an auction conducted by CAA.

Imagine began developing “Hillbilly Elegy” after winning the movie rights in 2017. The company signed Oscar nominee Vanessa Taylor, who co-wrote “The Shape of Water” with Guillermo del Toro, to adapt the script last year from J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir of the same name. Imagine partner Brian Grazer and the company’s Karen Lunder will also produce. Julie Oh is the exec producer.

Vance’s book recaps growing up in the Rust Belt and the everyday struggles of America’s white working class as they navigate through drug addiction, and social and economic challenges. Vance grew up in Middletown, Ohio, and the Appalachian town of Jackson, Ky. After enlisting in the Marine Corps and serving in Iraq, he graduated from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He joined CNN as a political contributor in 2017.

Howard is currently in post-production on the Luciano Pavarotti documentary “Pavarotti.” He directed the 2017 doc “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” and last year’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” after Disney replaced Phil Lord and Christopher Miller in mid-production. The news about “Hillbilly Elegy” was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.

[Cremildo]

Oscar-bait Howard > blockbuster Howard. I'm in.

[Namuhana]

The book's kind of bland, but I'll still probably give this a shot. I'm not hoping for much, though.

[imsounoriginal]

Originally Posted by Cremildo

Oscar-bait Howard > blockbuster Howard. I'm in.

Disagree, I think they're both quite good. And it's hard to classify something like Apollo 13, which can easily fit both categories.

[Hoke Moseley]

Amy Adams to star.

[kylor]

Glenn Close Joins Amy Adams in Ron Howard's 'Hillbilly Elegy'

The Netflix movie is based on J.D. Vance's bestselling memoir of the same name.

Glenn Close will join Amy Adams in Ron Howard's Netflix feature Hillbilly Elegy.

The Netflix movie is based on J.D. Vance's memoir, Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, a modern exploration of the American dream and three generations of an Appalachian family as told by its youngest member.

J.D. must navigate the complex dynamics of his Appalachian family, including his volatile relationship with his mother Bev (Adams), who’s struggling with addiction. Fueled by memories of his grandmother Mamaw (Close), the resilient and whip-smart woman who raised him, J.D. comes to realize that to achieve his dreams, he must embrace his roots.

The Shape of Water co-writer Vanessa Taylor adapted the book for the screen. Brian Grazer, Howard and Karen Lunder are producing for Imagine Entertainment. Julie Oh and Vance will executive produce.

Netflix is set to finance and distribute.

Close, who worked with Howard on 1994's The Paper, was most recently seen in The Wife, which earned her a seventh Oscar nomination. She is repped by CAA, MGMT and Loeb & Loeb.

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[Cremildo]

I wonder if Close would be ok with finally winning the Oscar in the Supporting category.

[lion23c]

first pics of Glenn and Amy bts from months ago.

[AaronJ]

This is sounding more and more promising.

[UmbrellaFish]

Close looks like my Mamaw. A little bit freaky.

[Cremildo]

Found this on CriterionForum:

[Kaiju]

Look at that lovely camel toe.

[Cremildo]

Hans Zimmer will compose the score.

[Monterey Jack]

What scores DOESN'T he write these days?

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Monterey Jack

What scores DOESN'T he write these days?

Tenet.

[aiman04]

He doesn't write scores, he composes. There are no lyrics. Anyway, liking the looks of this.

[Creed]

Hillbilly Elegy - Rated R for language throughout, drug content and some violence.

[CreasyBear]

Originally Posted by aiman04

He doesn't write scores, he composes. There are no lyrics. Anyway, liking the looks of this.

You realize he has to write the notes down, right? They don't just fly out of his arse.

[Heinz-Klett]

In select theaters November and November 24 on Netflix.

Hillbilly Elegy a Ron Howard Film | Amy Adams & Glenn Close | Official Trailer | Netflix - YouTube

[Britnasty]

Just dreadful looking.

Adam from the Big C grew up though, huh.