Ansel Elgort and Catherine Hardwicke Teaming for Film Adaptation of IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW

Actor Ansel Elgort (The Fault In Our Stars, West Side Story) has signed on to star in If You Could See Me Now, an adaptation of the 2005 novel from Cecelia Ahern. The film is set to be directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Prisoner’s Daughter, Lords of Dogtown) from a script adapted by Catherine Cort.Hailing from Constantine Film and Canyon Creek, the film follows Elizabeth, whose mother disappeared when she was a little girl. On the same night, Ivan arrived — her invisible friend, a boy her age that only she can see, sent to support her during a difficult time. Years later, Ivan and Elizabeth are miraculously reunited, though neither remember the bond they once had. Ivan quickly begins to fall for Elizabeth, unsure why she is able to see him — but something tells Ivan that he must help her once more…The book is just the latest to make it to screen for Ahern, the Irish novelist behind titles like PS, I Love You and Where Rainbows End, which were respectively adapted as the films P.S. I Love You and Love, Rosie. Ahern also penned the short story collection Roar, which was turned into a starry series for Apple TV+.Elgort is coming off of two seasons on Max’s crime drama Tokyo Vice, based on the memoir by reporter Jake Adelstein, which he also exec produced. Upcoming, he’ll also be seen in the survival thriller Faster Than Horses, produced by British adventurer Bear Grylls.via: Deadline

Jan 21, 2025 - 14:07
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Ansel Elgort and Catherine Hardwicke Teaming for Film Adaptation of IF YOU COULD SEE ME NOW

Actor Ansel Elgort (The Fault In Our Stars, West Side Story) has signed on to star in If You Could See Me Now, an adaptation of the 2005 novel from Cecelia Ahern.

The film is set to be directed by Catherine Hardwicke (Prisoner’s Daughter, Lords of Dogtown) from a script adapted by Catherine Cort.

Hailing from Constantine Film and Canyon Creek, the film follows Elizabeth, whose mother disappeared when she was a little girl. On the same night, Ivan arrived — her invisible friend, a boy her age that only she can see, sent to support her during a difficult time.

Years later, Ivan and Elizabeth are miraculously reunited, though neither remember the bond they once had. Ivan quickly begins to fall for Elizabeth, unsure why she is able to see him — but something tells Ivan that he must help her once more…

The book is just the latest to make it to screen for Ahern, the Irish novelist behind titles like PS, I Love You and Where Rainbows End, which were respectively adapted as the films P.S. I Love You and Love, Rosie. Ahern also penned the short story collection Roar, which was turned into a starry series for Apple TV+.

Elgort is coming off of two seasons on Max’s crime drama Tokyo Vice, based on the memoir by reporter Jake Adelstein, which he also exec produced. Upcoming, he’ll also be seen in the survival thriller Faster Than Horses, produced by British adventurer Bear Grylls.

via: Deadline

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