Have you ever pitched yourself that heavily for a role? So I put my kids to bed, brewed a pot of coffee, and stayed up all night to make my case.
And nor should they!” The only shot I had was to go right at it right away. Then I heard early on that the role became available again and thought, “There’s no way the women in town will just let me waltz in and have this role. And with this, my kids were like, “You got awfully crackly there, Mom!” I was such a huge fan of it, but someone else was attached and was really not a possibility, so I was just excited to see it. They make fun of me because I’ve read Charlotte’s Web and all the Harry Potters to them and no matter how many times I do, I start crying. JENNIFER GARNER I read this book with my kids. Jen, you read this book well before the job opportunity came your way. I felt in my heart and soul that we had to make this.įrom left, Jennifer Garner, best-selling novelist and EP Laura Dave, showrunner (and Dave’s husband) Josh Singer and executive producer Lauren Neustadter, who says, “I felt in my heart and soul that we had to make this.” Jesse Grant/Getty images I called one of our executives and said, “I don’t mean to create a fire drill, but is it possible for you to clear your day and start reading a book right now?” She dropped everything, and at the end of the day she said, “It’s perfect.” I then read it through the night I don’t sleep very well anyway. I thought it was the best pitch I had ever heard for a book. LAUREN NEUSTADTER I remember exactly where I was standing when I got the call from Sylvie. LAURA DAVE My trusted film agent Sylvie Rabineau, who I’ve been with since the beginning of my career, was only going to give the manuscript to a few people, but I did request that one of those be Hello Sunshine. Laura, did you have any requirements in order to say yes to inquiring production companies? I imagine the popularity of this book made it highly sought-after for adaptation. (Watch part of the interview below, and see more here.) The actress joined her co-stars Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Aisha Tyler, along with EP Lauren Neustadter, Dave and her husband/showrunner Josh Singer, to discuss the show’s fortunate beginnings and what it was like to bring the massively popular book to life. “I fell in love with this book as a reader, and I was just like, ‘I can’t wait to see it,’ ” says Garner. The presence of Garner herself is another happy accident Julia Roberts originally was set to star in the limited series produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine but had to pull out because of scheduling conflicts. It was a sign of the kismet that has blessed the show from the get-go. Martin Scorsese Brings 'Killers of the Flower Moon' First-Look to CinemaCon
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