Romance Love & Gelato Novel by Writer Jenna Evans Welch gets an adaptation on Netflix which has wrapped up. This is the very early look on what we know so far about the upcoming film.
First of all published in May 2016, Love & Gelato came from Jenna Evans Welch’s writer who was also famous for spells for missing things and follow-up to love & gelato. The follow-up includes love & luck and love & olives.
This is the description of Goodreads for the first of three books:
“Lina spent the summer in Tuscany, but she wasn’t interested in the famous Sun Italian and fairy tale landscape. He was only there because it was his mother’s wishes that he knew his father. But what kind of father did not exist for sixteen years? Lina wanted to do is back home.
But then he was given a journal that his mother stored when he lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina revealed the magical world of romance, art and hidden bakeries. The world that inspires him, along with Ren who is always charming, to follow in the footsteps of his mother and explore the secret that has been stored too long. It’s a secret that will change everything he knows about his mother, his father – and even himself.
People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells him, but sometimes they find more. “
The IMDB page for the project states the adaptation of Romance Netflix is as follows:
“A American girl, after her mother’s death, arrived in Florence to meet her father she had never met.”
Now it should be noted at this point that Netflix has not officially announced love & gelato. Hollywood trade magazines also have not displayed projects in any form.
We have several indications that the project is on Netflix. First, production sources in Italy confirm the project, the IMDB page also existed and Netflix recently registered copyright for films in the United States.
Who is behind Love & Gelato on Netflix and who is in the actor?
Brandon Camp is reported on board to write and direct features.
Camp may be famous for directing and producing 2018 Benji reboots released on Netflix exclusively. He was also involved with projects such as love 2009 that occurred (produced by Netflix Scott Stuber) and also writing fantasy drama 2002 drama Fly from Universal Pictures.
In terms of actors, Robin Tunney (best known for the plane and the recent Netflix horse girl) will play the role of Hadley Emerson.
Owen McDonnell (known for killing Eve) will play Howard.
Washington Anjelika (known as the tall netflix girl) will play Addie
Valentina Lodovini is on board to play Francesca, Susanna Skaggs will play Lina Emerson and Tera Hendrickson will play a priest.
You can find more cast members on the IMDB page.
Anjelika Washington posted many photos while in Italy throughout the summer of 2021 with Jenna Evan Welch (author of the book) commenting that this is a “absolute favorite place around the world”.
Film Making took place in Tuscany, Italy (special Florence) during June 2021 according to the Facebook Film Commission Facebook page. They stated (translated from Italy):
“After the TV series La Casa in Carta and the #Sixunderground film, Netflix will return to Florence!
Today is the last day of filming the TV series “Love & Gelato” from #jennaevanswelch taken from Best Seller.
This is the story of an American girl who, after his mother’s death, came to Florence to meet his father, he never met.
The Director of Brandon Camp has decided to retell Florence through the most famous monuments and the most distinctive settings, from small streets, to the local market, from the Cathedral to Garden Boboli. “
That’s all we have on the adaptation of love & Gelato Netflix so far, we will keep you posted and when we learn more.