Reese Witherspoon Reflects On Taking ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ From Book Club To The Big Screen (Exclusive)

For Reese Witherspoon, bringing the sprawling tale of Where the Crawdads Sing to the big screen has been a passion project since she first read the bestselling novel.

Witherspoon spoke with ET’s Rachel Smith on the carpet at the world premiere of Where the Crawdads Sing at the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Monday, and she reflected on the journey she’s been on to get the adaptation off the ground.

According to Witherspoon, her Hello Sunshine Book Club — which promotes and celebrates tomes penned by female authors — picked up Delia Owens’ novel of the same name in September 2018, where it then took off and became a massive hit.

“Shortly after, one of my very dearest friends and closest collaborators called me and said, ‘So we make it into a movie? And I was like, ‘Yessss! That would be amazing!” Witherspoon shared. “From there we just started going and it’s just been a dream come true.”