Anna Kendrick to Direct Netflix Adaptation of 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo'
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Rebecca Rubin
Crisped on the outside, thoughtful enough on the inside.
Summary
Anna Kendrick has been hired to direct Netflix's adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's bestselling novel "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo." The film follows a fictional Old Hollywood star who reveals the truth about her seven marriages and showbiz scandals in a final interview. Two other directors, Maggie Betts and Leslye Headland, were previously attached but departed the project for unknown reasons.
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· 4 pulledAnna Kendrick has been hired to direct "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" for Netflix.
Two other filmmakers, Maggie Betts and Leslye Headland, were previously attached to the project but departed for unknown reasons.
Adapted from Taylor Jenkins Reid's best-selling 2017 novel, "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" follows a fictional Old Hollywood star who gives a final interview to an unknown journalist.
During her tell-all, the fiercely private celebrity pulls back the curtain on the true story of her infamous seven marriages and other wild tales of showbiz scandals, betrayals and woes.
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