Hello Sunshine partners with country star & James Patterson to adopt novel to film
Dolly Parton is set to star in Hello Sunshine’s feature film adaptation of Run, Rose, Run, the recently released novel written by Parton and James Patterson. Parton and Patterson will produce the feature alongside Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine’s President of Film and Television, Lauren Neustadter. Ashley Strumwasser will executive produce for Hello Sunshine.
“I’m proud, excited and honored to be working with my good friend Reese Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine on the movie of Run, Rose, Run from the novel I co-wrote with James Patterson,” Parton says. “James and I love Reese and look forward to working with her and her wonderful team.”
“Growing up in Nashville, I’ve loved Dolly since the moment I heard her magical voice and saw her luminous personality shine onstage,” Witherspoon shares. “Beyond her magnetic presence as an artist and performer, she is one of the greatest songwriters and storytellers of our time. Her impact knows no bounds – as a musician, actor, writer, businesswoman, activist and all around incredible human being – Dolly Parton is not only an icon to me, but a true inspiration to women and girls everywhere. My admiration for her grew to even greater heights when reading Run, Rose, Run, a gripping and heartbreaking book I couldn’t put down. I couldn’t feel more honored to be working alongside her and James to bring this remarkable story to the screen.”
The novel Run, Rose, Run was published on March 7th by Little, Brown and Company and debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times bestseller list. Parton also released a companion album of the same name on March 4th through Parton’s Butterfly Records. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Current Country albums, American/Folk and Bluegrass charts.
Set in Nashville, Run, Rose, Run is about a young woman who comes to country music’s capital city to pursue her music-making dreams. The source of her heart-wrenching songs is a brutal secret she has tried desperately to hide, but the past she has fled is reaching out to control her future—and it may destroy everything she has worked for.
