Hayley Kiyoko reflects on “emotional journey” to get Girls Like Girls film greenlit
Hayley Kiyoko has opened up about the ” long and emotional journey” she embarked on to get a movie deal for Girls Like Girls.
On 4 December, it was announced that the beloved singer was directing a film adaptation of her hit 2015 single and 2023 book.
The coming-of-age film is set to follow the whirlwind romance between Coley, who believes she’s not worthy of love and Sonya, who has “never been with a girl before.” In addition to taking the directorial reigns, Kiyoko signed on as co-writer alongside Stefanie Scott, who starred in the former’s hit music video.
Lastly, the film is backed by Focus Features and the Oscar-winning producer Marc Platt. In a statement at the time, the ‘She’ singer expressed her excitement to bring Girls Like Girls to life, writing on Instagram: “Since I released Girls Like Girls in 2015, I’ve made a vow to myself and to you all to do everything in my power to create hopeful queer content at the largest scale possible.” While a movie adaptation of Girls Like Girls is finally happening, bringing the romantic story to the silver screen was far from easy.
