Deadline brings word that Netflix has landed Oscar-winning director Ron Howard’s (A Beautiful Mind, Frost/Nixon, Solo: A Star Wars Story) feature adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy, based on the bestseller by J.D. Vance.
Hillbilly Elegy will likely begin production later this year.
The outlet notes that the movie adaptation has become a passion project for Howard, who will direct.
Netflix will finance the project for $45 million, beating out other top bidding rivals.