Canadian-Korean director Shelly Hong and writer Lynda Simmons are reteaming to bring the novel Getting Rid of Rosie to the big screen.
Hong will direct the movie adaptation with the title Get Over It, likely in mid-2026 in Toronto or Hamilton, Ontario, as her debut feature. That follows Hong co-writing a screenplay with Simmons as part of a book optioning deal. Simmons penned Get Rid of Rosie as her debut novel.
Get Over It is billed as a female-led supernatural comedy where Karma breaks all the rules to give Samantha Choi until midnight to choose the life she truly wants. That’s assuming Samantha gets rid of the ghost of Rosie Fisk, a best friend who ruined that life and has no intention of walking into any damn light, according to a synopsis from the producers.
Tina Jung, Donald MacLean Jr. and Mimi Kuzyk are in line to be cast in the Get Over It adaptation from I Crone Productions after they starred in a proof of concept film to be unveiled this week at the Whistler Film Festival.
Lainie Knox (Women Talking, Killjoys) will serve as the director of photography on Get Over it. Hong and Simmons earlier collaborated on Ed & Alfie, a dramatic short that starred Lauren Arthur, Jayne Eastwood and Carolyn Fe.
“Lynda and I had just finished shooting Ed & Alfie and we wanted to continue the momentum, so we decided to adapt one of her books. She suggested Getting Rid of Rosie which was her successful breakout novel,” Hong said in a statement.
“I was expecting a fluffy romantic comedy, but it turned out to be a story about female relationships that was honest and had gravity. I suggested making the main character Korean so I could contribute to the story and when she agreed, I was on board,” she added.
The Whistler Film Festival continues through to Sunday just north of Vancouver.
