{"id":2339347,"date":"2026-03-20T23:18:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2339347"},"modified":"2026-03-20T23:18:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T23:18:27","slug":"jane-fonda-lands-her-next-big-movie-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jane-fonda-lands-her-next-big-movie-role\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Fonda Lands Her Next Big Movie Role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The legendary Jane Fonda has scored her next film role, and it\u2019s going to be an adaptation of a beloved book.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"video-header\" class=\"\" style=\"padding-top: 20px;\"><span>Videos by Suggest<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/03\/the-correspondent-movie-set-up-lionsgate-jane-fonda-1236758315\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deadline<\/a>, Lionsgate has won a seven-studio bidding war for The Correspondent. The film is an adaptation of the #1 New York Times bestseller by Virginia Evans, with the 88-year-old Fonda set to star and produce.<\/p>\n<p>Virginia Evans\u2019 breakout debut, The Correspondent, was published by Crown last April. It spent 19 weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list and sold over a million copies. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-correspondent-seems-tailor-made-for-jane-fonda\">\u2018The Correspondent\u2019 Seems Tailor-Made for Jane Fonda <\/h2>\n<p>In a part that seems destined to be played by Fonda, the story focuses on Sybil Van Antwerp, a witty and opinionated retired lawyer. Sybil uses letter writing to make sense of a complex world. When a surprising letter from her past appears, she must face a long-hidden chapter of grief and regret.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm7054164\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cat Vasko<\/a> (Marvel\u2019s Secret Invasion) will write the screenplay and executive produce alongside the book\u2019s author, Virginia Evans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe could not be more honored that Virginia, Jane, and Cat have chosen us to be their studio partner on this project,\u201d Lionsgate Motion Picture Group President Erin Westerman gushed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book spoke to so many people on our team who found Sybil\u2019s story and character deeply moving, and we believe Jane, Virginia, and Cat responded to the genuine enthusiasm and personal touch that we bring,\u201d Westerman continued. \u201cAnd there\u2019s no one better to shepherd the project than our friend Todd Lieberman at Hidden Pictures, who, alongside his colleague Carly Elter, produced another successful book-to-screen adaptation in\u00a0The Housemaid. This is a perfect team\u2014we\u2019re thrilled to have won the trust of all\u2014and we can\u2019t wait to get started.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis book is a phenomenon,\u201d Lieberman added. \u201cTo be invited in alongside the legend Jane Fonda, with my Lionsgate partners and Cat, is a thrilling honor\u2014and we all can\u2019t wait to have moviegoers experience the same catharsis that so many book readers already have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Fonda\u2019s recent credits include 80 for Brady, Book Club: The Next Chapter, and the DreamWorks animated film Ruby Gillman: Teenage Kraken.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.suggest.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The legendary Jane Fonda has scored her next film role, and it\u2019s going to be an adaptation of a beloved book. 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