00:00How about every summer, wherever we are, we meet somewhere in the world.
00:05Go for a trip.
00:06Deal.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're looking at the latest-
00:10latest news and rumors surrounding the upcoming film adaptations of Emily Henry's best-selling
00:14romance.
00:16Let's spill this tea.
00:17I'm here.
00:18I'll always be here.
00:21I'm sorry.
00:24Beach Read.
00:25Production
00:26This popular Emily Henry novel, published in 2020, follows-
00:30jaded romance writer January Andrews and blocked literary writer Augustus Gus Everett.
00:35To break their respective writer's blocks, they make a deal to try writing each other's
00:40genres.
00:40And thus, romance blooms.
00:4220th Century Studios acquired the rights to the film adaptation
00:45in 2023, with People We Meet on Vacation co-writer Yuling Kwong set to direct.
00:50Other projects of hers include The CW's I Ship It and Hulu's Doll Face.
00:55I promise it won't be like that.
00:56I promise it won't be like that.
01:00And the halftime show is objectively the best part.
01:04Everybody knows-
01:05Where the film will eventually be released is still in question, but since Disney owns-
01:1020th Century Studios, it may go the Hulu route.
01:13Either way, we can't wait.
01:15Beach Read.
01:16Casting.
01:17That begs the question though, who will play January-
01:20and Gus.
01:21The film is still in its early stages, with casting officially underway.
01:25But the rumors certainly are abundant.
01:27Fans particularly got excited by selfies of Paul-
01:30Meskel and Iowa Debrey together on X, with Emily Henry herself reposting.
01:35Since then, they have been the favored fan casts for the lovers.
01:38I love them so much.
01:40If we could ever score them for something, I would be glad to take it.
01:43And I'm so happy that the readers would be too-
01:45they're both so talented.
01:46As for Adebrey and Meskel, they confirmed they would be game for around-
01:50the rom-com, although the former did put the condition of a good script.
01:54Works for us.
01:55That narrows it down a bit.
01:56Oh, boy.
01:57Book Lovers.
01:58Production.
01:59Emily Henry's-
02:002022 book follows literary agent Nora Stevens going to a small town in North Carolina.
02:05where she bumps into none other than brooding book editor Charlie Lastra.
02:09Sparks?
02:10That's why you've got male style and romance ensues as always.
02:14I've gotten carried-
02:15in the way.
02:16Yeah.
02:17In 2023, production-
02:20company Tango announced its upcoming adaptation of Book Lovers.
02:23Would Sarah Hayward attach-
02:25a screenwriter.
02:26Hayward is, in fact, a writer and producer of the Emmy award-winning series
02:30Girls.
02:31I can't do it anymore.
02:32You're talking about the intimacy.
02:33Yes.
02:34I'm talking about the intimacy.
02:35She also worked on Amazon's similarly lauded series Modern Love.
02:39This is promising-
02:40news indeed.
02:41With any luck, rom-coms may just come back in a big way.
02:45Tell her us excited.
02:46The day boy and the night girl.
02:50It's a fairy tale.
02:51Book Lovers.
02:52Casting.
02:55As to who will play the lovers, Nora and Charlie, it is still up in the air at the moment.
03:00Fans, however, have not hesitated in giving their two cents.
03:04For Nora, they have-
03:05Keep in mind, Simone Ashley of Bridgerton fame, Diana Agron, and Suki Waterhouse.
03:10It's what I do.
03:11Maybe I should drink my soul-
03:15For Charlie, however, one name has come up more times than any other.
03:20David Cornswet from 2025 Superman.
03:23Swoon indeed.
03:25What?
03:26It was very funny today.
03:27What?
03:28It was very funny today.
03:29What?
03:30It was hilarious.
03:31The little back and forth we had going.
03:32Fans were whipped into a frenzy when Henry responded-
03:35To one fan's comment about his possible casting with,
03:38Get him on board and I'm in 100%
03:40Given that Henry has admitted to taking fan casts into consideration, this is-
03:45Very hopeful.
03:46Fingers crossed.
03:47And I believed I knew how it ended.
03:50That my parents had sent me here to serve the people of Earth and to be a-
03:55Good man.
03:56Happy Place.
03:57Production.
03:58We're always in our happy place when it comes to this-
04:00Novel.
04:01This unconventional 2023 romance follows long-standing couple Harriet-
04:05And Win, who agree to hide their recent breakup from their friend at their main retreat.
04:09But of course-
04:10We all know what pretending to be in love can lead to in a romance.
04:14Happy Place has been-
04:15Optioned by Jennifer Lopez's new Eurekan Productions.
04:18Initial plans had the book to be adapted-
04:20As a TV series.
04:21With showrunner and Bridgerton co-producer Lila Cohan attached.
04:25By January 2026, however, the TV series became a film instead.
04:30With Emily Henry herself writing the screenplay.
04:32Whatever the case, we're in.
04:34You should check-
04:35Check out Happy Place.
04:36Happy Place Casting.
04:38The upcoming film adaptation-
04:40Is still in its early stages, alas.
04:42Emily Henry confirmed no one has been cast yet-
04:45But assured her fans that they would be actors in their late 20s to early 30s.
04:50In the meantime-
04:50Fans have plenty of ideas.
04:52For Win, fans have named Drew Starkey-
04:55Joe Alwyn,
04:56Austin Butler,
04:57and Luke Grimes.
04:58With Harriet played by Lucy Hale.
05:00Margaret Qualley and Sophie Turner, among others.
05:02My thumb strength is really, really-
05:05It's-
05:06It's good.
05:07Swoon Magazine also thinks Margaret Qualley as Harriet is a-
05:10good idea.
05:11Opposite Brandon Sklenar as Win.
05:13Speculation is high and-
05:15We are seated.
05:16Sure.
05:17Um...
05:18I guess.
05:19Yeah, I'll try that.
05:20Funny Story.
05:21Production.
05:22So here's a funny story.
05:23This 2024 novel-
05:25concerns Daphne, whose life takes a dramatic turn when her fiancé Peter breaks up with
05:30her to get back with his childhood best friend.
05:32Now, a children's librarian in a Michigan small town.
05:35She ends up concocting a fake dating scheme with Peter's childhood best friend's ex, Miles.
05:40The rights to a film adaptation were picked up by Lyrical Media and Ryder Picture Company.
05:44Set to be released-
05:45on Netflix.
05:46Executive producers are John Rosenberg and Emily Henry, with Emily-
05:50Marappold as co-producer.
05:51Hopefully, we'll get a director attached sometime soon.
05:55I-
05:56It's not actually a triangle.
05:57It's like a love square.
05:58It's a love square.
05:59Love rectangle.
06:00Yes.
06:01That's right.
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06:16Funny story.
06:17Casting.
06:18Casting hasn't begun just yet.
06:20But rumors are already in the air.
06:22Joe Keery and Dylan O'Brien as Miles have been-
06:25bandied about as potential actors, with Henry's approval.
06:28Other potential actors for Miles-
06:30include heated rivalry star Hudson Williams, Logan Lerman, and Drew Starkey.
06:34It was-
06:35It was almost like an intense kind of jujitsu class.
06:37We were rolling around on the floor together, and it's a great way to get-
06:40to know one another.
06:41Is it?
06:42Henry and Jennifer Lopez followed Williams in-
06:45particular on Instagram recently, so he just may be the leading contender.
06:50For Daphne, there's Olivia Cooke of House of the Dragon fame, and Diana Silvers.
06:54Havana Rose Liu-
06:55Catherine Missel, and Stranger Things alum Sadie Sink are also mentioned as being good
06:59fits for the role.
07:00It's still up in the air, so stay tuned.
07:03It's the only way.
07:05Which Emily Henry book are you most excited to see adapted as a film, and what is your dream-
07:10cast?
07:11Let us know in the comments down below.
07:12Let us know in the comments down below.
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