EXCLUSIVE: Bond group Entertainment, Linden Productions51 Entertainment and Seaview have acquired the rights to Elizabeth KennedyIt is lucky night ahead of its scheduled sale date of March 25, 2025 from Crown Publishing Group. Kennedy will adopt the novel as his original play.
lucky night centers on Nick Holloway and Jenny Parrish, who finally spend their first night together after a six-year affair. Expectations are high for this brief respite from ordinary life, where they both need a healthy dose of ravishing sex and witty conversations. But of course, that’s not what they get. As they are just settling into a new luxury hotel in Manhattan, a smoke detector goes off. The reality of their situation becomes apparent and all their secrets, evasions and regrets are revealed. Stripped of their defenses, Nick and Jenny are forced to be honest – with each other and themselves – about what they want, where they’ve made mistakes, and whether their affair is really that casual. it seems.
Kennedy’s previous bestsellers include I take you And Do this for mewhich has also been optioned by Material Pictures and is currently in development. His non-fiction and essays have appeared in the New York Times, Charm, Very simple And Cosmopolitan. A graduate of the University of Iowa and Harvard Law School, she is represented by WME, Management 360 and Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
Bond Group recently produced the drama Searchlight Pictures Night female dog with Amy Adams, founder of Bond Group. Night female dog is written and directed by Marielle Heller and earned Adams a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress. Adams’ most recent stage work saw her play the role of Amanda Wingfield in Tennessee Williams’ Glass menagerie. She also produced the play, her first in London’s West End.
Linden Productions produced David Adjmi’s acclaimed film Stereophonicwhich won five Tony Awards, including Best Play. Principal photography on Aleshea Harris’ directorial debut recently wrapped. Is God for Orion Pictures.
51 Entertainment recently produced Gavin O’Connor’s The accountant 2 starring Ben Affleck for Amazon MGM Studios, which hits theaters April 25. The next one will be that of Derek Cianfrance. Rooferstarring Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunst, which Paramount will release on October 3.
Seaview has produced the most recent theater productions including Once upon a time there was a mattress with Sutton Foster; Romeo and Juliet with Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler; Hold on to me darling with Adam Driver; All In: Comedy about love by Simon Rich with John Mulaney and Lin-Manuel Miranda; Good night and good luck with George Clooney; The last five years with Nick Jonas and Adrienne Warren, The Queen of Versailles with Kristin Chenoweth; And Stereophonic. On screen he has also produced Reality for HBO, and Stress positions with Neon.