Anna Kendrick to Direct ‘Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo’ After Second Filmmaker Departs Netflix Movie Adaptation

According To The variety Anna 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. Anna 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. Netflix picked up rights in 2022 but the project has struggled to get off the ground. No casting details have been announced. Fans of the novel were vocal about wanting Jessica Chastain to play the title role of Evelyn Hugo, an iconic redhead, but the actress shared years ago that there’s “zero possibility” of it happening. Netflix picked up rights in 2022 but the project has struggled to get off the ground. No casting details have been announced. Fans of the novel were vocal about wanting Jessica Chastain to play the title role of Evelyn Hugo, an iconic redhead, but the actress shared years ago that there’s “zero possibility” of it happening.