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Emily Henry to Adapt Her Rom-Com Bestseller ‘Funny Story’ Into Feature Film From Lyrical Media, Ryder Picture Company (EXCLUSIVE)


Emily Henry's "Funny Story" is her latest project to get the feature film treatment -- and this time, the author herself is doing the adapting.

Described as “a shimmering, joyful tale about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common,” Funny Story” follows Daphne, a children’s librarian coping with her broken engagement to Peter, who realized too late that he loved his childhood best friend, Petra. Lyrical Media and RPC recently signed a first-look deal following their collaborations on the upcoming films “Onslaught” from Adam Wingard and “The Death of Robin Hood” from Michael Sarnoski, starring Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer, both of which will be distributed by A24. Together, the duo of companies have also produced “Bruiser,” a coming-of-age drama directed by Miles Warren and starring Jayln Hall, Trevante Rhodes, and Shamier Anderson about generational trauma and black masculinity, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and launched on Hulu in February 2023.

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