Ron Howard has said yes to another directing assignment for Universal.
Imagine Entertainment's co-topper will helm U's adaptation of "
The Emperor's Children," Claire Messud's 2006 novel about Gotham's upper crust, based on a script by Noah Baumbach.
Imagine acquired the tome, about Ivy League grads approaching their 30s with trepidation in 2001, early this year as a possible directing vehicle for Howard, with partner Brian Grazer aboard to produce (Daily Variety, Jan. 26).