Ron Howard is directing and producing a movie adaptation of Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance's best-selling 2016 memoir. The filmmaker will produce alongside Imagine Entertainment's chairman, Brian Grazer, and president, Erica Huggins. A writer has not been hired, Variety reports.
Vance's acclaimed book, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list in both August 2016 and January 2017, chronicles the daily challenges of living in the Rust Belt – from drug addiction to financial hardships.
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance Harper Collins
Vance, a native of Middletown, Ohio, survived his rough...
Vance's acclaimed book, which topped The New York Times Best Seller list in both August 2016 and January 2017, chronicles the daily challenges of living in the Rust Belt – from drug addiction to financial hardships.
Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance Harper Collins
Vance, a native of Middletown, Ohio, survived his rough...
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