Film Rights Acquired to Rainbow Rowell’s ‘Eleanor & Park’

ByBecky May 14, 2019

Fans of Rainbow Rowell’s bestselling book Eleanor & Park, rejoice! The writer took to Twitter to announce that PICTURESTART has acquired film rights to the novel, with Plan B set to produce.

Erik Feig, who served as production executive on such films as Twilight, Divergent and The Hunger Games, has committed through his production company to finance the film.

In perhaps the best bit of this news, Rainbow Rowell herself will be writing the script and serving as executive producer.

Genuinely thrilled to announce I'm working on the ELEANOR & PARK adaptation with @picturestart and Plan B. More details here — https://t.co/IJdtpGSzX5 pic.twitter.com/ZTTmcxNUJQ

— Rainbow Rowell (@rainbowrowell) May 14, 2019

Eleanor & Park is a young love story set in 1986. Between mix tapes, comic books, bus rides, and complicated family dynamics, Eleanor and Park’s love blossomed against a backdrop of the pitfalls of high school. The book has won multiple awards and, like most of Rowell’s books, tells a beautiful coming-of-age story from the perspective of a different sort of protagonist.

You’re going to want to pick up this book (which to date has sold more than a million copies) and indulge!

Are you as excited as we are about this announcement? Let us know in the comments below!

Becky

Becky joined the staff of Nerds and Beyond in 2018, but she's been a nerd since dial up modems were all the rage (yeah, I'm that old fellow kids). From her first fandom to her current, her passion has always been writing and engaging with the media she consumes. When she's not freelance writing for Nerds, she is the Creative Director at non-profit Random Acts. Other hobbies include consuming New Adult fiction, binge watching anything the Gay Agenda recommends, and taking deep breaths in national parks. Find Becky on twitter at @hello_minky.