Hillbilly Elegy (film)


Hillbilly Elegy is an upcoming drama film directed by Ron Howard and based on the memoir of the same name by J. D. Vance.

Premise

A modern exploration of the American Dream about three generations of an Appalachian family.

Cast

won the rights to the memoir in an April 2017 auction for Ron Howard to direct. In February 2018, Vanessa Taylor was set to adapt the novel into a screenplay. In October 2018 and March 2019, Howard was spotted in Middletown, Ohio scouting filming locations.
In January 2019, Netflix won the rights to the film after bidding $45 million on the project. Glenn Close, Amy Adams, Gabriel Basso and Haley Bennett joined the cast in April. In June 2019, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins and Owen Asztalos joined the cast.
Principal photography on the film began on June 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, and wrapped on August 8, 2019 in Middletown, Ohio, after having a 43-day shooting schedule. Although a few days of filming took place in the book's setting of Middletown, Ohio, much of the filming was done in Atlanta, Clayton, Georgia and Macon, Georgia, using the production code-name "IVAN". Hans Zimmer will compose the film's music.
With shooting complete, by January 2020 the film was in post-production.

Release

The film is set for a November 2020 release.