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entertainment11h ago
Lynn Painter's Novel 'Fake Skating' Getting Movie Treatment At Sony
- Sony Pictures and Olive Bridge are developing a film adaptation of Lynn Painter's Fake Skating with Will Gluck producing.
- Painter will serve as an executive producer on the project as the first of her novels to be adapted for the screen.
- The rom-com centers on childhood sweethearts who reconnect in their hockey-loving hometown and begin a fake relationship.
- The project is produced by Jacqueline Monetta and Madison Jones alongside Gluck, with Painter as executive producer.
- Future release plans include Gluck’s upcoming One Night Only from Universal and Painter’s continued publishing success.
- Painter’s Fake Skating has sold over 200,000 copies and has topped the NYT hardcover list for multiple weeks since its release.
- Painter's books have translated into 16 languages and boosted her international popularity.
- Deadline notes Gluck’s track record includes directing hits like Anyone But You and Easy A.
- The Deadline report positions the project as a fresh development for Sony and Olive Bridge without a release date yet.
- Lynn Painter is affiliated with Kim Lionetti at BookEnds and UTA for agency representation.
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