Eiza González acquired an enormous endorsement from Natalie Portman to play the titled position within the movie adaptation of the Taylor Jenkins Reid novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
Whereas selling her newest movie, Ash, González appeared on E! Information’ The Rundown, the place host Erin Lim stated she was fan-casting her as Evelyn Hugo.
“I really like the author,” González stated whereas revealing she was on-line pen buddies with Reid earlier than Evelyn Hugo. “We adopted one another [on social media] and she or he would ship me all her new books forward of time, which I used to be such a fan of. I really like Taylor, she’s so gifted.”
González stated she liked that e book and located it to be “unbelievable,” saying it was “the largest honor” that followers are envisioning her for that position.
The Child Driver alum stated that whereas filming The Fountain of Youth, co-star Natalie Portman advised her, “I can’t consider anybody else to do Evelyn Hugo.”
“I used to be like, ‘Natalie Portman is saying that to me,’” González stated. “I don’t know if I’ll ever get it. It’d be such an honor. And I don’t even know what’s taking place with that venture. I really like the e book. I really like all her stuff. I’m an enormous enjoyable.”
González additionally talked about that she thinks the creators “did such an incredible job” with the movie adaptation of Reid’s novel Daisy Jones & the Six, which starred Riley Keough within the titled position.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo tells the story of a fictional previous Hollywood star giving a ultimate interview to unknown journalist Monique Grant.
Deadline reported final month that Maggie Betts was set to direct the Netflix movie adaptation. Betts will co-write the script with Liz Tigelaar, and Liza Chasin will produce for 3Dot Productions and Brad Mendelsohn for Circle Administration + Manufacturing.
