Hillbilly Elegy

Netflix’s Hillbilly Elegy (Review)

Posted 4 years ago

PLOT: A struggling law student (Gabriel Basso) returns to the disenfranchised Appalachian community he was born into when his mother (Amy Adams) overdoses. REVIEW: Whatever you think of the outspoken J.D. Vance, his book, “Hillbilly Elegy” is an essential read....

First Hillbilly Elegy trailer teases Oscar-level Amy Adams and Glenn Close

Posted 5 years ago

Netflix today debuted an emotionally-charged HILLBILLY ELEGY trailer, Ron Howard's upcoming drama starring Amy Adams and Glenn Close that looks as if it graduated summa cum laude from Tear-Jerker University. Based on J.D. Vance’s #1 New York Times Bestseller and directed by...

Amy Adams will worry she’s turning into a dog when she stars in Nightbitch

Posted 5 years ago

Per Deadline, Annapurna Pictures has come out on top in an auction to land the rights to "Nightbitch," the upcoming debut novel of Rachel Yoder. The project is being developed as a starring vehicle for Amy Adams (Sharp Objects), and...

Netflix whittles up a $45M deal for Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy film

Posted 6 years ago

After engaging in the equivalent of a Hollywood Backyard Wrestling match, Netflix has emerged victorious from a recent  auction with the film rights to J.D. Vance’s bestselling novel Hillbilly Elegy. After acquiring the property for a total of $45 million smackers, the...

Ron Howard to direct Rust Belt-inspired Hillbilly Elegy drama for Imagine

Posted 8 years ago

It's been announced today that legendary filmmaker Ron Howard (SPLASH, APPOLO 13, A BEAUTIFUL MIND) will direct and produce a present-day economic drama based on the best-selling memoir by J.D. Vance entitled HILLBILLY ELEGY for Imagine Entertainment. Co-producing alongside Howard...