“Beautiful Ugly,” a brand new novel from writer Alice Feeney, shall be tailored for the display screen.
Hidden Pictures, the manufacturing firm based in 2022 by Todd Lieberman, has acquired the rights to the ebook and plans to develop a movie model of the psychological thriller.
“Beautiful Ugly” was printed on Jan. 14 and landed on the New York Times best-seller listing in its first week. The story follows a author named Grady Green who occurs to be on the telephone along with his spouse Abby when she slams on her automobile brakes and will get out of the car earlier than the decision cuts to silence. He ultimately finds her automobile by the cliff’s edge; the driving force’s door is open and her cell is there, however Abby is nowhere to be discovered. A 12 months later, whereas nonetheless bereft, he travels to a tiny Scottish village the place he sees a lady who appears to be like precisely like his lacking spouse.
“We’re thrilled to be partnering with Alice on her brilliant and haunting new book,” Hidden Pictures stated in a press release. “With its unexpected twists, sharp social commentary, and compelling narrative, it has all the elements needed for an exciting adaptation. We can’t wait to find the perfect creative team to help us bring this powerful story to life.”
Feeney spent 15 years as a BBC journalist earlier than changing into the writer of such novels as “Sometimes I Lie,” “His & Hers,” “Rock, Paper, Scissors,” and “Good Bad Girl.” Several of her books have been optioned for the display screen together with “His & Hers,” which stars Jon Bernthal and Tessa Thompson and is predicted to air on Netflix this summer time.
“I have loved the experience of having my books adapted, and I’m thrilled that Hidden Pictures is developing ‘Beautiful Ugly’,” Feeney stated. “I had such a good feeling about them from the very first meeting, and I can’t wait to see Grady Green come to life on screen.”
Lieberman and Alex Young of Hidden Pictures will produce, whereas Feeney will function govt producer with David Glickman.
Hidden Pictures is at the moment filming a Paul Feig-directed adaptation of Freida McFadden’s novel “The Housemaid,” starring Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried. The firm can also be producing Amazon MGM’s “Voltron,” with Rawson Marshall Thurber helming and Henry Cavill main the solid.
Feeney is represented by Jonny Geller at Curtis Brown and WME. Hidden Pictures is represented by WME and Johnson Shapiro Slewe & Kole LLP.