Reese Witherspoon acquires film rights to Dolly Parton's new novel

Dolly Parton is teaming with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine media company for an adaptation of the best-selling novel she co-wrote with James Patterson, 'Run, Rose Run'. Photo: AP

With some support from her friend Reese Witherspoon, Dolly Parton is looking to be a movie star again.

Parton is teaming with Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine media company for an adaptation of the best-selling novel she co-wrote with James Patterson, Run, Rose Run.