Rules of Civility movie production status is currently Development
October 19, 2012 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight'
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Plot: What's the story about?
Set in New York City in 1938, a 25-year old named Katey Kontent attempts to rise above the Wall Street secretarial pool into the upper echelons of New York society at the end of the Depression. As much as anything, her challenge is to not lose herself in the romance in Gotham’s high society.
paraphrased plot formulation from deadline.com
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Who's making Rules of Civility: Crew List
A look at the Rules of Civility behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's writer Scott Neustadter last wrote Rosaline and The New Mutants.
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Production: What we know about Rules of Civility?
Key Facts
- Lionsgate picked up the project in October 2012 after the company's motion picture group president Erik Feig spent eight months trying to persuade Towles to part with the tightly held movie rights (Hollywood Reporter, 3/5/13).
- Based on the 2011 novel by Amor Towles. Lionsgate's production chief Eric Feig spent nearly a year trying to acquire the rights from Towles.
Filming Timeline
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Development status.
- 2012 - October: The film was set to Announced status.
Rules of Civility Release Date: When is the film coming out?
Rules of Civility is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,421 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Popeye and Shrek 5.