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Sony’s 3000 Pictures to Turn “Dolly All the Time” into a Feature Film
8/21/2026, 12:37:29 AM
Acquisition and Planned Adaptation
Sony’s 3000 Pictures has secured the rights to the summer-hit novel *Dolly All the Time* by Annabel Monaghan. Screenwriter Gemma Burgess is attached to adapt the story, while Temple Hill Entertainment will serve as the producing partner. Oversight of the project is split between Annika Patton at Temple Hill and James Gelberg at 3000 Pictures. The novel follows 39-year-old Dolly Brick, who returns to Whitfield, Rhode Island, to protect her family’s home and becomes entangled with the charismatic Whitfield heir, Stewart, after a chance roadside encounter.
Gemma Burgess: Recent Career Highlights
Burgess, represented by UTA, Kaplan / Perrone Entertainment and Felker McGinnis & Ryan, has built a trans-Atlantic portfolio that spans television and film. After creating and showrunning Amazon’s *My Lady Jane*—which was cancelled despite strong reviews—she relocated to the United Kingdom and continued to develop high-profile projects. Her current slate includes the time-travel romance *Love & War* for Paramount, a Netflix series adaptation of her short story *Doomed*, the Disney/20th Century series *Smooth Criminals*, and the upcoming feature *Red, White & Royal Blue 2* for Amazon. Burgess has also authored five bestselling novels with Macmillan and Harper Collins.
Production Partners’ Track Record
3000 Pictures, led by Elizabeth Gabler, has a proven record of adapting bestsellers, notably *Where the Crawdads Sing* and Emily Henry’s *People We Meet on Vacation*. The company’s upcoming slate includes Kazuo Ishiguro’s *Klara and the Sun*, directed by Taika Waititi and starring Jenna Ortega. Temple Hill, founded by Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, has produced adaptations ranging from *The Twilight Saga* and *The Maze Runner* to *The Fault in Our Stars* and *The Hate U Give*. The two entities previously collaborated on *The Fault in Our Stars*, *Paper Towns*, *The Longest Ride*, *Love, Simon* and other successful literary adaptations.
Industry Significance
The partnership leverages 3000 Pictures’ expertise in translating popular novels to the screen and Temple Hill’s experience with youth-oriented adaptations. By pairing Burgess’s recent success in both prose and television with these seasoned production houses, the project aims to capture the novel’s blend of romance, humor, and family drama for a broad cinematic audience. The move reflects an ongoing trend of studios acquiring summer bestsellers to expand their content pipelines amid heightened competition for adaptable intellectual property.
