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‘The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo’: Maggie Betts Takes Over Directing Duties For Netflix Adaptation
Netflix's adaptation of 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' has tapped Maggie Betts as director
(Photo by Gilbert Flores/Deadline via Getty Images) EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s adaptation of the Tauylor Jenkins Reid’s New York Times best-selling novel The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo has gained some momentum as sources tell Deadline The Burial director Maggie Betts has come on to direct the film. The story is set during a long awaited interview with a young journalist, where Evelyn Hugo, an aging Hollywood starlet, pulls back the curtain on her seven marriages, and 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. For Betts, this marks a strong follow-up after directing the critically acclaimed The Burial from Amazo and starred Jamie Foxx and Tommy Lee Jones.
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