US EditionEva Longoria to Direct Film Adaptation of 'Anita De Monte Laughs Last'
UNITED STATES, JUL 14 – Eva Longoria directs the film adaptation of Xochitl Gonzalez's bestselling novel exploring elite memory and identity, produced with Searchlight and Hyphenate Media Group.
- Eva Longoria will direct and produce the film adaptation of Xochitl Gonzalez’s 2024 bestselling book, which centers on a first-generation Ivy League student uncovering the legacy of a female artist whose mysterious death has remained unsolved.
- This project follows Longoria's prior collaboration with Searchlight Pictures on her 2023 directorial debut Flamin' Hot, which was a streaming success.
- The narrative follows a first-in-family student attending an Ivy League school as they discover the overlooked brilliance and decades-old mysterious death of a female artist.
- The novel offers a dynamic and insightful exploration of influence, relationships, and creativity, while challenging which individuals are acknowledged or overlooked within privileged communities.
- Gonzalez will write the screenplay and produce alongside Longoria's Hyphenate Media Group, with production oversight from Searchlight executives Taylor Friedman and Daniel Yu.
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Eva Longoria to Direct Film Adaptation of 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last'
Eva Longoria has been chosen to direct the film adaptation of 'Anita de Monte Laughs Last.' The screenplay, penned by Xochitl Gonzalez, is based on her successful novel about a student's discovery of a forgotten artist. Longoria will also produce the project with her Hyphenate Media Group.
Los Angeles (USA), Jul 14 (EFE).- Eva Longoria will direct and produce the film adaptation of ‘Anita de Monte Laughs Last’, the supersales that explores feminism and power dynamics, reported Monday the specialist portal Deadline. The actress of ‘Land of Women’ will be in charge through her producer, Hyphenate Media Group, of telling the story of a student of the private athletic conference Ivy League who discovers the work of an artist decades a…
Actress Eva Longoria to Direct Film Adaptation of Novel 'Anita De Monte Laughs Last'
Get latest articles and stories on Entertainment at LatestLY. Published in 2024, the novel was a Reese's Book Club Pick and made the year's best lists from Kirkus, Time, NPR, Goodreads and Electric Lit, among others Entertainment News | Actress Eva Longoria to Direct Film Adaptation of Novel 'Anita De Monte Laughs Last'.
Eva Longoria to Direct 'Anita De Monte Laughs Last' for Searchlight
Eva Longoria will direct an adaptation of Xochitl Gonzalez’s novel “Anita De Monte Laughs Last” with Searchlight, reuniting the multi-hyphenate Hollywood star with the studio that released her directorial debut “Flamin’ Hot.” Gonzalez’s 2024 novel tells the story of a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death. Searchlight describes it as “a propulsive, witty examination…
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