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Lionsgate Wins Rights to ‘The Correspondent’ in Seven-Studio Battle, Jane Fonda to Star and Produce

The adaptation enters development under a team led by Cat Vasko alongside producer Todd Lieberman.

Overview

  • Lionsgate secured the feature rights to Virginia Evans’ bestseller after a competitive seven-studio bidding process.
  • Jane Fonda is attached to portray Sybil Van Antwerp and will also serve as a producer.
  • Cat Vasko will adapt the screenplay and executive produce together with author Virginia Evans.
  • Todd Lieberman’s Hidden Pictures is producing, with Chelsea Kujawa and Pavan Kalidindi overseeing for Lionsgate and Carly Kleinbart Elter and Aydan Cohen for Hidden Pictures.
  • The Crown-published debut spent 17 weeks on the New York Times list and has sold over 1 million copies, with the film now in early development and no director or release timeline announced.