Everything We Know About Netflix’s ‘Better Than The Movies’ Feature Adaptation So Far — SkimNews
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- Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono will star as Liz Buxbaum and Wes Bennett in Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Better Than The Movies
- Julie Hart will direct the film from a script co-written with Heather Flanders and Jordan Horowitz, reuniting her producing partnership with Horowitz under Original Headquarters
- Deacon Phillippe, Nicole Bruner, Luke Kirby, Judy Greer, Claire Coffee, Ora Duplass, Veronica Garrubbo, and Kynlee Heiman join the supporting cast in named roles
- Lynn Painter's novel Better Than The Movies is getting a Netflix film adaptation five years after its release, while her other book Fake Skating is also being adapted for Sony Pictures with a July 16, 2027 theatrical release date
- Netflix has not set a streaming release date for the film, as production has not yet begun
Why it matters: With major casting locked and a director attached, Netflix moves forward on another book-based romantic comedy, expanding its hold on YA adaptations while positioning Painter as a dual-player across streamer and theatrical romance markets through parallel projects.
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