A film about the life of comedy icon Carol Burnett has found its writer-director.The adaptation of Burnett’s bestselling memoir, “Carrie and Me: A Mother-Daughter Love Story,” will be helmed by Tara Miele, whose feature “Wander Darkly” opens this Friday.
Miele will also adapt the screenplay.The movie was announced as a development title at Focus Features in 2019, though insiders said the project is in negotiations to jump to Apple, where it will be released as an original.Burnett will produce with Tina Fey and Eric Gurian of Little Stranger, and Steven Rogers.
Little Stranger’s Jeff Richmond is also on board to executive produce.The book and subsequent film will track the ups and downs of Burnett’s life as a working mom, star and producer, as seen through the lens of her close relationship with daughter Carrie Hamilton.
Grappling with a public addiction battle as a teen,
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