Reese Witherspoon to adapt Dolly Parton's 'Run, Rose Run' into a movie: 'Dreams really do come true!'
NEW YORK â With some support from her friend Reese Witherspoon, Dolly Parton is looking to be a movie star again.
Parton is teaming with Witherspoonâs Hello Sunshine media company for an adaptation of the best-selling novel she co-wrote with James Patterson, âRun, Rose Run.â Published in early March, the Nashville-based book centers on a bond between an aspiring country singer and a retired country superstar, a character Parton has said during media interviews that she was anxious to play on film.
âJames and I love Reese and look forward to working with her and her wonderful team,â Parton said in a statement Monday.
"Dreams really do come true!," Witherspoon wrote on Instagram.
Witherspoon, who grew up in Nashville and won an Oscar for playing country great June Carter Cash in âWalk the Line,â said in a statement that Parton had long been one of her idols.
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âDolly Parton is not only an icon to me, but a true inspiration to women and girls everywhere,â Witherspoon said. âMy admiration for her grew to even greater heights when reading âRun, Rose, Run,â a gripping and heartbreaking book I couldnât put down. I couldnât feel more honored to be working alongside her and James to bring this remarkable story to the screen.â
Parton has mostly acted in television in recent years, including a guest appearance on âGrace & Frankie,â but in the 1980s and 1990s starred in such feature films as â9 to 5,â âSteel Magnoliasâ and âStraight Talk.â