Anya Adams to direct film adaptation of The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Variety reports that Anya Adams (“Black-ish,” “Prom Pact,” “Yellowjackets,” “Ginny & Georgia”) is set to direct “The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise,” a feature adaptation of author Dan Gemeinhart’s award-winning novel of the same name. With a script written by Liz Maccie (“Nonnas”), the film will be produced by “Past Lives” producer Christine Vachon and her Killer Films, and Grade A Entertainment’s Andy Cohen.
“The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise” follows 12-year-old Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, who have lived for the past five years on the road in an old school bus, crisscrossing the nation following the death of Coyote’s mom and two sisters in a car crash. When Coyote learns the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished — the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box —she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad to drive 3,600 miles back to Washington state, a journey that leads her to confront her grief and discover her true self.
The middle grade novel was published in 2019 by Henry Holt and Co. to critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the 2019 Parents’ Choice Award Gold Medal.
Walden Media’s Frank Smith and Ben Tappan will executive produce the film, along with Jack Heller and Brendan Deneen. Julia Friley is overseeing the project for Walden.
Adams is best known for directing TV series like Ginny & Georgia, Yellowjackets and Black-ish. Her recent credits include the Apple TV+ series Roar and Amazon’s A League of Their Own, and her debut feature film Prom Pact was nominated for an Emmy for outstanding fiction special.