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Nina Dobrev, Tyler Hoechlin, Virginia Gardner to Lead ‘It Happened One Summer’ Film Adaptation

Producers tout a built-in BookTok audience as the project enters pre-production.

Overview

  • Peter Hutchings directs from a screenplay by Christina Mengert and Joseph Muszynski.
  • BCDF’s Claude Dal Farra and Brian Keady produce, with Tessa Bailey, Lisa Berger, and Samantha Martin serving as executive producers via Frolic Media.
  • Embankment handles worldwide sales, with no shooting schedule or release details yet.
  • Producers cite 235 million BookTok hashtag views for the novel as evidence of strong audience interest.
  • The official synopsis follows an LA influencer sent to a fishing town to fix her late father’s bar, where she clashes with a gruff sea captain.