Jane Seymour is back in the saddle again. The actress, 72, will co-produce the upcoming film adaptation of author Christy Cashman’s debut novel, The truth about horses, published by SparkPress in August. “I feel really excited about it,” Seymour tells PEOPLE. “We will be extremely hands-on.” Seymour first got involved in the project while filming her series Harry Wild in Dublin. Guest star Alan Devine mentioned Cashman’s teenage theater workshop, YouthINK, to her on set. Seymour attended the workshop and “just connected” with Cashman, and was “blown away” after reading her book.
Christy Cashman and Jane Seymour.
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“[Christy] asked me if I would come and do a Q&A with her at the Harvard Bookstore in Boston. And I was single and single at the time, so I said, ‘Sure, I’ll come and do it. Why not?'” says Seymour, who is now dating musician John Zambetti. “It was a funny book signing. I was around. It was crazy. And I realized that this is really something extraordinary.”
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Seymour discusses the film adaptation at the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike, which ended Nov. 9 after 118 days. The former Bond girl admits she thinks “the whole industry has changed” due to both the strike and the pandemic.“I hear from the newspapers that channels, streaming channels…[they’re] they change what they want to do, what they think they can sell and where it can go,” she says. “That’s a very big part of it. You can’t just make something and not know who the end user is. You have to understand that.”
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Jane Seymour.
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The truth about horses follows a young girl, Reese, who deals with the loss of her horse, Trusted Treasure, after her family sells him, as well as the damaged relationship with her father that occurs as a result. Seymour told Cashman, who has also written children’s books, that she wanted to bring Horses film adaptation “to the finish line.” “That’s what I love about Jane,” says Cashman, who spent nine years writing the novel, reflecting on their collaboration. “She said ‘Yes,’ no matter how busy she is, no matter how many questions she asks…in my life, I have to learn from her to say yes, no matter how busy I am, because that’s when doors open.”
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‘The Truth About Horses’ by Christy Cashman.
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Seymour previously told PEOPLE that she is now “pickier” about the roles she accepts, but s The truth about horses, she feels that there is something special. Working with Cashman allowed her to see that “art is what gives me the most joy in my life.”
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“Once we get it together in the right mix of people, I think we’ll be able to do it together and enjoy it,” says Seymour. “Let’s hope they get the eyeballs we’re looking for.”
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