Anna Kendrick is stepping in to direct the The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Netflix announced Monday that the star will helm the film adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s 2017 best-selling novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of her directorial debut, Woman of The Hour, Anna Kendrick is reuniting with Netflix on her next directing gig and has set her sights on one of the studio’s high-profile adaptations.

Up until this point, we were starting to wonder whether The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo movie would happen at all. However, this update gives us hope that Evelyn, Celia, and the

Anna Kendrick is set to direct the adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid's "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" at Netflix, TheWrap has learned. Maggie Betts and Leslye Headland were previously attached to direct the project.

Anna Kendrick is set to direct the forthcoming Netflix adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Deadline exclusively reported Monday citing sources close to the deal. The news follows previous reports in 2023 and 2025 respectively that Leslye Headland and Maggie Betts had signed on for directorial duties,

EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of her directorial debut, Woman of The Hour, Anna Kendrick is reuniting with Netflix on her next directing gig and has set her sights on one of the studio’s

Anna Kendrick has been hired to direct “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” for Netflix. Two other filmmakers, Maggie Betts and Leslye Headland, were previously attached to the project but departed