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Sony Acquires “Home Economics” Rights; Julia Roberts to Star

5/23/2026

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Sony 3000 Pictures bought the film rights to Katy Hays’s novel Home Economics, naming Julia Roberts as star and producer.
Roberts will produce with Lisa Roberts Gillan, Marisa Yeres Gill, Marc Plent.
Hays will adapt the novel and serve as executive producer while Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster will oversee Sony film.
Penguin Random House’s Viking imprint will publish book in 2027 while Panic Carefully will release on February 26, 2027.

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Story summary

Sony 3000 Pictures bought the film rights to Katy Hays’s novel Home Economics, naming Julia Roberts as star and producer.
Roberts will produce with Lisa Roberts Gillan, Marisa Yeres Gill, Marc Plent.
Hays will adapt the novel and serve as executive producer while Elizabeth Gabler and Aislinn Dunster will oversee Sony film.
Penguin Random House’s Viking imprint will publish book in 2027 while Panic Carefully will release on February 26, 2027.