‘The Housemaid’ creator Freida McFadden’s upcoming thriller, ‘The Divorce’, has been optioned by Studiocanal, following a aggressive e-book public sale.
Studiocanal and Working Title will co-produce the movie adaptation, which is within the early phases of growth. “Divorce,” on newsstands Might 26, is described as a “sharp thriller the place love turns to revenge and survival turns into essentially the most harmful recreation of all.”
The plot facilities on Naomi, who was dwelling “the quintessential love story” till her husband abruptly threw her out, employed the perfect divorce legal professionals, emptied their financial institution accounts and took off with twenty-somethings. As an alternative of accepting defeat and shifting on, Naomi turns into obsessed together with her new girlfriend, discovering secrets and techniques that put her in additional hazard than she may have imagined.
“I’m thrilled to work with the groups at Studiocanal and Working Title to carry ‘The Divorce’ to the massive display,” McFadden mentioned in an announcement saying the deal. “From the start, they confirmed up with unprecedented enthusiasm and a robust imaginative and prescient for methods to get this mission off the bottom. I am unable to wait to see what occurs!”
Studiocanal is totally financing the movie, with Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin overseeing growth and manufacturing. The corporate negotiated the cope with Angela Cheng Caplan of Cheng Caplan Firm.
“We’re delighted to work with Freida McFadden on our adaptation of ‘Le Divorce’,” mentioned Anna Marsh, CEO of Studiocanal and Chief Content material Officer of Canal+ Group. “From web page one, it was completely compelling. Freida has a uncommon skill to lure readers – and viewers – into a way of unsettling consolation, earlier than pulling the rug out from beneath them brilliantly. ‘The Divorce’ is bold, bold and irresistibly addictive storytelling at its greatest.”
The acquisition, Marsh famous, marks a brand new chapter for Studiocanal Tales, the specialty label launching in 2024 to focus solely on adapting literature into movies and tv collection. “I want to congratulate the Studiocanal crew on this historic settlement, which powerfully demonstrates our dedication to nurturing distinctive literary voices for cinema,” concluded Marsh.
Studiocanal will launch “The Divorce” theatrically in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia and New Zealand, and can deal with world distribution.
The information of “The Divorce” film follows the field workplace success of “The Housemaid,” starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. The movie, directed by Paul Feig, grossed a staggering $400 million worldwide. (It was distributed by Studiocanal in Australia and New Zealand.) Lionsgate has dated an adaptation of the subsequent e-book in McFadden’s collection, “The Housemaid’s Secret,” for launch in 2027, with Feig, Sweeney and Michele Morrone returning and Kirsten Dunst becoming a member of the solid.
McFadden, who writes his in style novels beneath a pseudonym, lately revealed his true identification. Her actual title is Sara Cohen and he or she works as a physician treating mind issues when she’s not writing books. She is represented by Christina Hogrebe of Jane Rotrosen Company, Angela Cheng Caplan of Cheng Caplan Firm and Allison Binder of Goodman Genow Schenkman Smelkinson + Christopher.