Overview
- Industry outlets reported Friday that Sony’s 3000 Pictures acquired film rights to Katy Hays’s forthcoming novel Home Economics with Julia Roberts attached to lead and serve as a producer.
- Roberts will produce through her Red Om Films banner alongside Lisa Roberts Gillan, Marisa Yeres Gill and producer Marc Platt, who will handle production through Marc Platt Productions.
- Katy Hays, a New York Times bestselling author, is set to adapt her own book for the screen and will executive produce the film.
- The novel was sold in a competitive publishing auction to Pamela Dorman Books at Viking (Penguin Random House) and is slated for publication in 2027 with pre-sales in 11 international territories.
- Creative specifics, including the story synopsis and casting beyond Roberts, remain confidential for now, so the next signposts to watch are announcements about a director, additional cast, and a production schedule.