WT Deals: Lionsgate To Adapt Rebecca Yarros Romance Novel “The Things We Leave Unfinished”
Published: July 16, 2025
Weintraub client and author Rebecca Yarros’ popular romance novel, “The Things We Leave Unfinished,” is set to be adapted into a film by Lionsgate.
Told in alternating timelines, “The Things We Leave Unfinished” tells the story of 28-year-old Georgia Stanton, who returns home after a public divorce and reluctantly works with a bestselling author to finish her late great-grandmother’s WWII love story — only to uncover secrets that challenge what she thought she knew about the past and the concept of love.
Arash Amel, known for his work on “A Private War” and “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”, will write the script. Todd Lieberman will produce through his production company, Hidden Pictures, and Carly Kleinbart Elter will co-produce. The project will be overseen by Scott O’Brien and Maria Ascanio at Lionsgate.
“I am so thrilled to work with this incredible team at Lionsgate and Hidden Pictures to adapt The Things We Leave Unfinished for the big screen! This is my favorite book that I’ve written and it’s a very special story to me, so I couldn’t be more excited to see it come to life in Arash Amel’s capable hands,” Yarros said in a statement.
Rebecca Yarros is represented by Weintraub shareholder Matthew Sugarman, who helped negotiate this deal.
You can read more about this project on Deadline.