Natalie Portman to Direct & Star in Ann Landers-Dear Abby Movie (Exclusive)
189Collider’s Jeff Sneider is exclusively reporting that Natalie Portman is close to a deal to direct an untitled film about Esther and Pauline Friedman aka Ann Landers and Dear Abby. They were identical twin sisters who had dueling advice columns for the rest of their lives. Portman is set to portray both roles and direct the feature. Katie Robbins from the Showtime TV series The Affair wrote the script, and the film will be produced by Peter Saraf and Dani Melia of Big Beach Films, the company behind such indie hits as Little Miss Sunshine and Safety Not Guaranteed. Born in Iowa in 1918, Eppie (Esther) and Popo (Pauline), as they were nicknamed, were very close growing up, working together at Morningside College’s school newspaper and participating in a double marriage ceremony on their 21st birthday. However, once Eppie accepted a position as the “Ann Landers” advice columnist at the Chicago Sun-Times, Pauline decided to start her own column, which she called Dear Abby. This created a bitter sibling rivalry, and while the two eventually reconciled in 1964, their rift continued for decades, until Eppie passed away in 2002.
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