FOCUS FEATURES AND WILL PACKER PRODUCTIONS DEVELOPING NOVEL “WHEN I WAS YOU” FOR THE SCREEN

Focus Features announced it will develop “When I Was You” with Will Packer Productions. The project is based on the upcoming book from suspense novelist Amber Garza, described as a female-driven thriller.  Garza’s past works include “The Girl Frozen in Time,” “The Last Time I Saw Her,” and the “Prowl” trilogy.  Will Packer and James Lopez will produce under the Will Packer Productions banner. 

 The obsession starts on an ordinary fall morning when Kelly Medina gets a call from her son’s pediatrician. It’s a cruel mistake; her son left for college a year ago. The receptionist quickly apologizes: another Kelly Medina, who’s half her age, is a new patient.  For days, Kelly can’t stop thinking about the woman who shares her name, lives in her same town, has a baby, and her whole life ahead of her. When Kelly just happens to bump into the single mother outside that pediatrician’s office, it’s simple curiosity getting the better of her. When they become friends, Kelly can’t help but find a renewed sense of purpose taking care of this young woman and her adorable baby boy. And when one Kelly disappears, well, the other one may know why.

 “Amber Garza writes edgy and tense psychological thrillers that keep her readers on the edge of their seats,” said Will Packer, Founder of Will Packer Productions. “We’re excited about collaborating with Focus Features on material this good.”

 “We’re honored that Amber has entrusted us with developing an adaptation of her work,” said James Lopez, President Will Packer Productions. “We look forward to partnering with the Focus team in bringing this elevated thriller to theaters.”

 Production, casting and further plot details on “When I Was You” are yet to be announced.

  About Will Packer Productions

Will Packer Productions is a leading film production company that has achieved unprecedented success. The company’s unique understanding of the New American Mainstream audience has resulted in films that have earned more than $1 billion, with ten films that have opened at number one, including Girls Trip and Night School, the top grossing comedies of 2018 and 2017. Other WPP films include What Men Want, Little, Ride Along 2, No Good Deed, Think Like a Man Too, Ride Along, Think Like a Man, Takers, Obsessed, Breaking In and Stomp the Yard.

About Focus Features

Focus Features acquires and produces specialty films for the global market and holds a library of iconic movies, with 127 Academy Award Nominations and 25 wins from fearless filmmakers. Upcoming and current releases from Focus include Harriet, about the legendary freedom fighter Harriet Tubman starring Cynthia Erivo and Leslie Odom Jr. and directed by Kasi Lemmons; Working Title and Blueprint Picture’s new adaptation of Emma starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Johnny Flynn; the Kevin Costner and Diane Lane led Let Him Go; Jon Stewart’s Irresistible starring Steve Carell, Rose Byrne, and Chris Cooper; Todd Haynes’ Dark Waters with Mark Ruffalo and Anne Hathaway from Participant; Edgar Wright’s psychological thriller Last Night in Soho from Working Title; the female-led Never Rarely Sometimes Always, from acclaimed writer/director Eliza Hittman, Promising Young Woman produced by LuckyChap Entertainment; the music industry set Covers starring Dakota Johnson and Tracee Ellis Ross; heartfelt comedy Half Brothers from director Luke Greenfield; Robin Wright’s feature directorial debut Land starring Wright and co-star Demián Bichir; acclaimed filmmaker Morgan Neville’s upcoming documentary on Anthony Bourdain.

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