The rights have been optioned and a scriptwriter, Liz Hannah, is attached to the project. To know her is to love her, and I’m so excited to team up with MGM and Liz Hannah to bring this unbelievably gorgeous character to life on-screen.”įrom MGM President of Motion Picture Group Jonathan Glickman: “For over 17 years, Reese has been an integral part of the fabric of MGM both in front and behind the camera, and we couldn’t be happier to continue this partnership with her Hello Sunshine team on this wonderful and beloved novel.” What’s the status? Eleanor’s journey is utterly extraordinary. Liz Hannah previously wrote the script for the Oscar-nominated The Post (starring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks).įrom Witherspoon: “Gail has created an incredibly smart, funny, and eccentric character who beautifully demonstrates the ways vulnerability and human connection can so deeply enrich your life. The project was quiet for a while, but in December 2018, it was announced that MGM has joined in on the project, and Liz Hannah was announced as the scriptwriter as well. Reese was announced as potentially starring as the titular character of Eleanor Oliphant. The film rights to the movie were optioned by Reese Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine pretty much as soon as Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine was released in May 2017.
The movie is being produced by Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter in partnership with MGM, and Liz Hannah ( The Post) is writing the script, which appears to have been completed in some form as of January 19, 2019, according to IMDBPro. The Eleanor Oliphant adaptation is currently planned as a feature movie release.
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