The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is becoming a movie
Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is getting a Netflix adaptation, with actress Anna Kendrick signing on as director.
The novel, which draws inspiration from the salacious love life of Hollywood bombshell Elizabeth Taylor and was inspired by the real-life memoir of Ava Gardner, became a New York Times bestseller when it was released in 2017.
What is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo about?
Based on Taylor Jenkins Reid’s sensational New York Times bestselling novel, the film follows a young journalist’s long-awaited interview with Evelyn Hugo, an aging Hollywood starlet, who pulls back the curtain on her seven marriages. As she tells tales of Hollywood scandals, betrayals, and woe, she unveils shocking truths about her own life and the lives of everyone around her.
Who is making The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo into a movie?
Anna Kendrick will direct a script written by Liz Tigelaar (Little Fires Everywhere & Casual), with current revisions by Francesca Sloane (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Atlanta, Fargo), and author Jenkins Reid will executive produce the adaptation.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is produced by Liza Chasin for 3dot Productions, Brad Mendelsohn for Circle Management + Productions (Daisy Jones & The Six), and David Hinojosa (Babygirl, Past Lives).
Who is in the cast of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo?
There’s no word yet as to who will inhabit the roles of Evelyn Hugo, Monique Grant, or the novel’s titular seven husbands.
Reid told Associated Press in 2025 that she and the rest of the team have been hard at work bringing Evelyn, her seven husbands, and her one true love, Celia St. James, to life. “We’re taking it very seriously and I give Netflix so much credit because they have such an immense respect for the readership of that book,” she said. “They want to make them happy.”
When is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo coming out?
With Kendrick signing on to direct, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is getting ready to enter production but there’s no set date yet.
