Eva Longoria Returns to the Director’s Chair to Helm Searchlight’s Adaptation of “Anita de Monte Laughs Last”
After previously directing “Flamin’ Hot” for the studio, Eva Longoria is set to direct an adaptation of Xochitl Gonzalez’s novel.
Eva Longoria is once again returning to the director’s chair with Searchlight Pictures, as she’s been tapped to direct their forthcoming adaptation of Anita de Monte Laughs Last.
What’s Happening:
- Deadline reports that Eva Longoria will be directing Xochitl Gonzalez’s film adaptation of her own novel Anita de Monte Laughs Last.
- The multi-hyphenate will also produce through her production company, Hyphenate Media Group, alongside Cris Abrego and Jada Miranda.
- Anita de Monte Laughs Last tells the story of a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death. The New York Times bestseller is a propulsive examination of power, love, and art, daring to ask who gets to be remembered and who is left behind in the rarefied world of the elite.
- Longoria previously directed the 2023 film Flamin’ Hot for Searchlight Pictures, which served as her directorial debut.
- Later this year, she’ll expand her talents to the Welcome to Wrexham spin-off, Necaxa, which will see her chronicle a turbulent and transformational era at the storied Mexican football club and the steadfast supporters who never give up hope.
- Gonzalez’s debut novel, Olga Dies Dreaming, was previously adapted as a pilot for Hulu, although it was never ordered to series.
More Searchlight Pictures News:
- Brendan Fraser, fresh(ish) off his Oscar win, is set to star in Searchlight Pictures’ Rental Family, a dramedy filmed in Japan.
- Greta Lee is set to make her directorial debut with Searchlight Pictures’ adaptation of The Eyes Are the Best Part.
- Fans of Searchlight’s A Complete Unknown can head over to Hulu (where the film is currently streaming) to enter to win some memorabilia celebrating the film.
- A new video takes a look at some of the notable costumes and props the Walt Disney Archives has in their collection from Searchlight Pictures’ impressive cinematic history.
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