Eiza González Is Pen Pals With Evelyn Hugo Author Taylor Jenkins Reid

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I’m really excited to see what happens with the adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid‘s work! I know Eiza González is good friends with Taylor, and I’m hoping that connection will bring something special to the screen. It feels like they’ll really understand the heart of the story, and I can’t wait to see how it all comes together.

With speculation growing that Eiza González, known for her role in 3 Body Problem, might be playing Evelyn Hugo in Netflix’s upcoming movie adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s bestselling novel, González recently shared details about her friendship with the author and how they stay connected.

Eiza González shared her admiration for author Taylor at the premiere of her new film, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice. In an exclusive interview with TopMob News’ Will Marfuggi, she said she thinks Taylor is “amazing” and that she’s read all of Taylor’s books – the two are even writing letters to each other.

Taylor, 42, and Eiza are incredibly close friends—Taylor even asks Eiza to read and give her opinions on her writing.

Eiza shared that she’s a big fan of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s work. She enjoyed reading books like Daisy Jones & The Six and Malibu Rising, and actually read everything the author wrote. Reid would often send her advance copies so Eiza could share her thoughts, and she thinks the author is incredibly talented.

The actress, age 36, didn’t confirm or deny if she’d be playing Evelyn Hugo in a movie adaptation. She simply shared her love for the 2017 book, which tells the story of a former Hollywood star, Evelyn, revealing the details of her dramatic life – including her seven marriages – to a journalist named Monique Grant.

Eiza wondered if she had ever talked about wanting to be in the movie. “I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it,” she said, “but I’d really love to be a part of it. I think the book is fantastic.”

The actor, known for Baby Driver, praised the project, saying it’s very clever and feels modern. They were particularly excited that it explores the complexities of real relationships, something they’d hoped to see adapted into a great screenplay, and expressed their enthusiasm about potentially being involved.

Eiza didn’t share any new information about the possible part, but she’s talked about playing the character before.

I was so thrilled when she publicly shared how much playing Evelyn Hugo would mean to her! She actually told TopMob News it would be the “biggest honor,” and get this – Natalie Portman, her co-star from Fountain of Youth, was actively hoping she’d get the part too! It just felt like fate.

She recounted an experience on set where Natalie Portman told her she couldn’t imagine anyone else playing Evelyn Hugo. She was completely stunned and excited, saying it felt amazing to hear Natalie Portman say that to her.

Eiza also strongly insisted the project receive the same careful attention and quality as Taylor’s previous book adaptation, Daisy Jones & The Six.

She praised Daisy Jones & The Six, saying, “They really nailed it! The book is fantastic. But it absolutely has to be done right.”

I’m so excited for Eiza! Right now, she’s really focused on celebrating the release of her new movie, Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, which is coming to Hulu on March 27th. It’s an action film, and she’s joined by some amazing actors like Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Keith David, and Jimmy Tatro. The story follows two friends who get mixed up in a really dangerous criminal world – it looks like a wild ride!

As everyone wonders if Eiza González will star in the upcoming TV series based on The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, here are some other great books that have been successfully adapted for television…

The 2024 Emmy Awards nominated the Apple TV+ miniseries Lessons in Chemistry ten times. Brie Larson, Lewis Pullman, Aja Naomi King, and Millicent Shelton were among those nominated for their performances. Based on Bonnie Garmus’s 2022 novel, the series—also nominated for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series—and the book tell the story of Elizabeth Zott (Larson), a chemist who faces hardship and sexism before finding success as a cooking show host in 1960s Southern California.

The 2024 television series Shōgun made history as the first Japanese-language show to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, receiving a total of 25 nominations at the 2024 Emmys. The FX show is based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, which tells the story of Japan in the 1600s as the Edo period began. This isn’t the first time the story has been adapted; it was previously a miniseries in 1980, and has also been turned into a stage musical and several video games.

Since it first aired in 2019, The Morning Show has been a major hit on streaming platforms. The show boasts incredible performances from its lead actors – Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, and Billy Crudup – all of whom have received Emmy nominations. Inspired by Brian Stelter’s 2013 book, Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV, The Morning Show offers a revealing look behind the scenes of morning television. It has earned a total of 27 Emmy nominations, and Billy Crudup won an Emmy in 2020 for his supporting role.

The new Netflix miniseries Ripley, starring Andrew Scott, is based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley. Set in 1960s New York, the show follows Tom Ripley, a con artist played by Scott, who’s tasked by a rich businessman to convince his son, Dickie (Johnny Flynn), to come home from Europe. The 2024 series, which also features Dakota Fanning, earned an impressive 13 Emmy nominations that year, including recognition for Scott as Lead Actor and Fanning as Supporting Actress in a Limited Series.

Casey McQuiston’s popular 2019 novel, Red, White & Royal Blue, was adapted into a successful Amazon Prime movie in 2023. The film tells the story of a romance between the son of the U.S. President (played by Taylor Zakhar Perez) and a Prince of England (played by Nicholas Galitzine), and it received an Emmy nomination in 2024 for Outstanding Television Movie.

The second installment of Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024), dramatizes the downfall of Truman Capote’s friendships with a group of prominent New York socialites, known as his “Swans.” The series is based on Laurence Leamer’s book Capote’s Women and details how Capote damaged these relationships after publishing a revealing article about them in Esquire magazine in 1975. The FX show featured a star-studded cast including Naomi Watts, Diane Lane, Chloë Sevigny, Calista Flockhart, Demi Moore, Molly Ringwald, and the late Treat Williams. In 2024, the season received 10 Emmy nominations, recognizing the performances of Tom Hollander, Naomi Watts, Treat Williams, and Diane Lane.

The 2023 miniseries Fellow Travelers follows the decades-long, complex relationship between Hawkins Fuller (Matt Bomer) and Timothy Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey). It’s based on Thomas Mallon’s 2008 novel of the same name. Both Bomer and Bailey were nominated for Emmy Awards in 2024 for their performances: Bomer for Outstanding Lead Actor and Bailey for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a limited series or movie.

At the end of 2020, Netflix’s series Bridgerton, based on the romance novels by Julia Quinn, became a huge cultural hit. Its popularity stemmed from a diverse cast, a beautiful soundtrack, and engaging romantic scenes. The show was also well-received by critics, even earning a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series at the 2021 Emmy Awards.

Based on the bestselling books by George R.R. Martin, this drama is known for its grand battles and captivating love stories. The TV series, which ran for eight seasons on HBO, became a global phenomenon, attracting viewers even among those who hadn’t read the books. It won a record-breaking 58 Emmy Awards, more than any other drama series. Though the final season’s ending proved divisive and diverged from Martin’s original plans, the show is widely considered a television masterpiece.

HBO’s series, based on the popular novel by Liane Moriarty, attracted a stellar cast including Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, and Laura Dern, who played the five women at the center of a murder mystery. The first season was as captivating as the book and won eight Primetime Emmy Awards. It was so successful that Meryl Streep joined the cast for season two, even though the story had already moved beyond the original novel. While not as critically acclaimed as the first season, the second season still earned Emmy nominations for supporting actresses Meryl Streep and Laura Dern.

The Netflix series 3 Body Problem received six Emmy nominations for 2024, including a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series. Set in the U.K. and China, the show centers around scientists investigating an extraterrestrial mystery and a potential planetary crisis. It’s adapted from the book series Remembrance of Earth’s Past by Liu Cixin, which began in 2006 with The Three-Body Problem. Cixin continued the series with The Dark Forest in 2008 and Death’s End in 2010.

The British spy series Slow Horses began on Apple TV+ in 2022, but it was the show’s third season that really caught the attention of Emmy voters in 2024, earning nine nominations – including one for Outstanding Drama Series. Stars Gary Oldman and Jack Lowden also received nominations for Lead Actor and Supporting Actor, respectively. The series is adapted from the Slough House novels by Mick Herron, with the first book, Slow Horses, published in 2010. There are now eight books in the series, the latest being Bad Actors, released in 2023.

The new Apple TV+ comedy series Palm Royale received three Emmy nominations in 2024, including Outstanding Comedy Series, and acting nods for Kristen Wiig and Carol Burnett. While inspired by Juliet McDaniel’s 2018 novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie, the show takes significant liberties with the book’s story. The series, set in the late 1960s, centers on Maxine Simmons, played by Wiig, a former beauty queen trying to infiltrate the exclusive social circles of Palm Beach, Florida. In contrast, the book follows Maxine after she’s ostracized to Scottsdale, Arizona, following a Thanksgiving incident where her husband reveals he’s leaving her for his secretary.

Lily Gladstone received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie in 2024 for her role in the Hulu miniseries Under The Bridge. The series, which aired in 2024, is based on Rebecca Godfrey’s 2005 true crime book of the same title. Under The Bridge tells the story of the 1997 murder of 14-year-old Reena Virk, who was killed by eight classmates in Saanich, British Columbia, Canada.

The 2024 miniseries The Sympathizer is a darkly comedic historical drama adapted from Viet Thanh Nguyen’s acclaimed 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. Set near the end of the Vietnam War, the HBO series follows a Vietnamese spy who escapes to the U.S. and continues secretly reporting to the Viet Cong, forcing him to question where his true allegiance lies. The show won Robert Downey Jr. an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie; he notably played five different characters throughout the series.

The Hulu series, which began in 2017, is based on Margaret Atwood’s 1985 novel and takes place in the oppressive nation of Gilead after a second American Civil War. Though the show has moved beyond the original book, it continues to follow June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) – a handmaid fighting for her freedom. It quickly gained critical acclaim, winning an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series in its first season.

The acclaimed mini-series Roots began as a 1976 novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alex Haley. The following year, the Roots television adaptation, starring LeVar Burton, debuted on ABC and quickly became a major cultural event, earning nine Emmy Awards and a Peabody Award. The series finale achieved record-breaking ratings, remaining one of the most-watched series finales in U.S. television history. In 2016, a new version of Roots, with Malachi Kirby and Anika Noni Rose in leading roles, was released.

This show is a unique drama filled with fascinating characters, like a mind-reading waitress and vampires with charming Southern accents. Starring Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer (who are married in real life), the series is based on Charlaine Harris’s The Southern Vampire Mysteries and takes place in a Louisiana town. Though it ended in 2014 after seven seasons, it will always be remembered – and appreciated – for giving us memorable scenes with actors like Alexander Skarsgård and Joe Manganiello.

Oh my gosh, you HAVE to hear about this show! It’s a completely fresh take on Sherlock Holmes, you know, the classic stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle? But it’s not some stuffy period piece! This version, with Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock and Martin Freeman as Watson, is just… brilliant. It blew up in the UK, obviously, but then everyone started watching! Even America fell in love, and it actually won an Emmy in 2016 for Best Television Film! I’ve rewatched it like, a million times, and it’s still amazing!

This thrilling series, inspired by the historical fiction novels of Diana Gabaldon, features time travel, a fight against the established order, and a complicated romance. Caitriona Balfe stars as a nurse who unexpectedly journeys to the past and finds herself torn between her husband and a charming, rebellious Scottish Highlander played by Sam Heughan.

The HBO series The Undoing stars Nicole Kidman in a thrilling murder mystery, adapted from Jean Hanff Korelitz’s 2014 novel, You Should Have Known. The story centers around Grace Fraser (Kidman), a therapist whose life unravels when her husband, Jonathan (Hugh Grant), becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Elena Alves (Matilda De Angelis).

Although the series finale sparked mixed reactions, viewers universally praised Nicole Kidman’s stunning outfits throughout the show.

The show Dexter centers around Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), who leads a double life as a blood spatter analyst and a serial killer. Based on novels by Jeff Lindsay, the series ran for eight seasons on Showtime and gained a dedicated fanbase, earning 23 Emmy nominations. However, the final episode proved difficult to pull off successfully.

In 2021, the creators revisited Dexter’s story with a new, limited series called Dexter: New Blood, aiming to provide a final conclusion.

The popular Netflix series Orange Is the New Black quickly became a fan favorite after its debut. It’s based on Piper Kerman’s memoir about her time in a women’s prison. Viewers connected with the show’s blend of dark comedy and emotional stories, and especially with its memorable female characters like Suzanne (‘Crazy Eyes’, played by Uzo Aduba), Sophia (Laverne Cox), Pennsatucky (Taryn Manning), and Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley). The show concluded after seven seasons in 2019, leaving the prison and its characters behind.

Before Kyle Chandler became known as Coach Taylor on TV, the story was first a movie starring Billy Bob Thornton in the same role. However, it was the 2006 TV series, based on H.G. Bissinger’s book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, that really captured audiences – even those who weren’t football fans. The show featured a talented cast including Connie Britton, Minka Kelly, Scott Porter, Michael B. Jordan, and Taylor Kitsch as the unforgettable Tim Riggins. And who can forget the iconic line? “Clear Eyes, Full Hearts…”

Fans of Liane Moriarty have another show to enjoy! In 2021, Nicole Kidman and David E. Kelley teamed up again to adapt Moriarty’s 2018 novel, Nine Perfect Strangers. The series, which premiered on Hulu, centers around Masha Dmitrichenko (played by Kidman), a wellness expert who attempts to help nine strangers – including Frances (Melissa McCarthy), Lars (Luke Evans), Tony (Bobby Cannavale), Carmel (Regina Hall), Napoleon (Michael Shannon), Jessica (Samara Weaving), Ben (Melvin Gregg), Heather (Asher Keddie), and Zoe (Grace Van Patten) – change their lives.

Based on the books by Cecily von Ziegesar, this show became famous for its portrayal of the hidden lives of wealthy young people in New York City. Whether you identified more with Blair (Leighton Meester) or Serena (Blake Lively), it’s hard to forget the stylish cast and the envy they inspired over the show’s six seasons on The CW.

Sara Shepard’s popular book series became a hugely addictive TV show for many viewers. The series starred Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Ashley Benson, and Troian Bellisario, and consistently kept audiences guessing. After seven seasons on Freeform, Pretty Little Liars (PLL) attempted to resolve all the mysteries for its dedicated fanbase as the show concluded. Whether fans felt the ending was satisfying is a different matter.

The Syfy series The Magicians brings the beloved books by Lev Grossman to life, showing what it’s like to be a student at the magical Brakebills University. These characters deal with regular college struggles – tricky relationships and addiction, for example – all while learning to harness their magical abilities. As if that weren’t enough, over five seasons, the stakes kept getting higher, often requiring them to save the entire multiverse or even magic itself! But through it all, fans could always look forward to one thing: a fantastic musical episode.

The attractive cast, featuring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Kat Graham, and Ian Somerhalder, played a big role in making this CW series so popular. The show brought the characters from L.J. Smith’s books to life, and it ran for eight seasons before concluding in 2017.

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