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‘Dear William:’ Film Adaptation Of David D. Magee’s Memoir Underway

Deadline · October 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM

‘Dear William:’ Film Adaptation Of David D. Magee’s Memoir Underway

EXCLUSIVE: A big-screen adaptation of David D.

Magee’s memoir Dear William: A Father’s Memoir of Addiction, Recovery, Love, and Loss has been greenlit, with production underway in Mississippi, and Andrew Hyatt (The Blind and Paul) directing.

Hyatt has also written the film’s screenplay.

Matt Passmore, Emily Rose, Gabriel Nagy and Hudson Macready star in the […]

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‘Dear William:’ Film Adaptation Of David D. Magee’s Memoir Underway

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