Reese Witherspoon will produce a film about the wives of prisoners of war
Reese Witherspoon, who has won more than fifty awards (including Academy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTAs) in her film and TV career, has become the face of feminism in cinema in the past decade. Taking advantage of her new status, last year one of Hollywood's highest paid actresses founded the production company Hello Sunshine, which aims to make films about women. And the studio's new project will be the adaptation of Heath Hardege Lee's book The League of Wives, which will be released in April 2019.The nonfiction book tells the story of the wives of the American military who did everything possible and impossible to help their husbands who went missing or captured in Vietnam. Well-educated women have gone from just wives to lobbyists, human rights defenders and even spies overnight to find and bring their husbands home. By 1973, they had saved 115 men. Fox 2000 previously acquired the film rights. Reese Witherspoon will take over the promotion of the film with Lauren Levy Neustadter (Lethal Weapon, So War), executive producer of Hello Sunshine.  “At Hello Sunshine, we aim to talk about bold, flamboyant characters, and the women of the League are like that,” says Reese Witherspoon. -When I heard about this inspiring story, I knew immediately: this is what we need. ” * - preliminary translation. The Topic of Article: Reese Witherspoon will produce a film about the wives of prisoners of war. |
