US Edition'Eloise' Live-Action Film Headed to Netflix, Ryan Reynolds to Co-Star
Amy Sherman-Palladino directs a new live-action family film adaptation of Eloise, starring Mae Schenk and Ryan Reynolds, with production by MRC, Maximum Effort, and Netflix.
- Amy Sherman-Palladino will direct the new live-action Eloise film, which Netflix recently boarded to distribute.
- The Eloise books include the original Eloise and four sequels and remain closely tied to The Plaza Hotel, New York City, while MRC acquired the rights and has overseen development since 2020.
- Principal photography is set to begin this month, with MRC collaborating with Maximum Effort and Handmade Films, while Amy Sherman-Palladino co-writes the screenplay with Hannah Marks and Linda Woolverton.
- Ryan Reynolds, actor and producer, will star as an original villainous character in a wholly original adventure that aims to reintroduce Eloise worldwide, Producers Jonathan Golfman and Brye Adler said.
- The project shifted after the Skydance merger, moving from Paramount and allowing MRC to collaborate with the Thompson Estate and illustrator Hilary Knight, while newcomer Mae Schenk will play Eloise.
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Amy Sherman-Palladino 'Eloise' Adaptation Lands at Netflix With Mae Schenk, Ryan Reynolds to Star
Netflix has reached a distribution deal on MRC’s upcoming film based on Kay Thompson’s “Eloise” children’s books, with Mae Schenk playing the titular young New Yorker with Ryan Reynolds as an original villain. The story is currently under wraps but will not be a direct adaptation of Thompson’s four “Eloise” books released in the 1950s. “Gilmore Girls” creator Amy Sherman-Palladino will direct from a script she co-wrote with Hannah Marks and Lind…
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'Eloise' live-action film headed to Netflix, Ryan Reynolds to co-star
Ryan Reynolds attends the Los Angeles special screening of Amazon MGM Studios’ ‘John Candy: I Like Me’ at The Montalban on October 2, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Emma McIntyre/WireImage via Getty Images) She is Eloise. She is six. And she is headed to Netflix. The streaming service has announced that a new live-action film adaptation of Kay Thompson‘s classic children’s book series Eloise is on the way. Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Pal…
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