Ron Howard to Direct, Produce ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Movie

Ron Howard will direct and produce the contemporary economic drama “Hillbilly Elegy,” based on J.D. Vance’s bestselling memoir. Howard will produce with Imagine Entertainment chairman Brian Grazer and the company’s president, Erica Huggins. Julie Oh will oversee the project for Imagine. A writer has not yet been set. Imagine acquired the movie rights to the book following a... Read more » Dave McNary