

Her latest project is about of Anne of Cleves, the fourth wife of Henry VIII - and the only one who outlived the murderous monarch and his other five wives. It should be out in January or February of 2017.”


She said, “I think we’re just about done with the manuscript. Goodsill is in London this week and was in Los Angeles last week for meetings with studios and filmmakers.ĭonnelly lives in Tivoli on the east side of the Hudson River in Dutchess County with her husband and daughter.ĭonnelly is writing an original novel to accompany the upcoming live-action Beauty and the Beast movie, starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens (from Downton Abbey - he played Matthew Crowley). “It’s still a long way from option to film, but it’s an important first step,” she said. She explained that it means that Goodsill is now going to shop the books to studios and directors. “If you’re like me, you’ve thought for a long time that the Rose saga - The Tea Rose, The Winter Rose, and The Wild Rose - would make a great film or television series,” the author said. “I’m beyond thrilled to report that Louise Goodsill, the producer of a number of historical movies including The Phantom of the Opera and the The Libertine (with Johnny Depp), has bought the film option to the” Rose saga series, said former Port Leyden resident Jennifer Donnelly.
