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Sony Taps Josh Boone for “Fake Skating” Film Adaptation

7/31/2026

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Sony Pictures hired Josh Boone to direct the “Fake Skating” film, due July 16, 2027.
Morgan Lehmann and Victoria Bata wrote the screenplay, which Boone and Knate Lee later revised.
Will Gluck and Jacqueline Monetta produce while Madison Jones and Lynn Painter serve as executive producers.
The film adapts Painter’s debut novel, which won the 2025 Goodreads Choice Award, sold over 200,000 copies and is translated into 16 languages.

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Story summary

Sony Pictures hired Josh Boone to direct the “Fake Skating” film, due July 16, 2027.
Morgan Lehmann and Victoria Bata wrote the screenplay, which Boone and Knate Lee later revised.
Will Gluck and Jacqueline Monetta produce while Madison Jones and Lynn Painter serve as executive producers.
The film adapts Painter’s debut novel, which won the 2025 Goodreads Choice Award, sold over 200,000 copies and is translated into 16 languages.