Oscar-winning movie star and Bravo superfan Jennifer Lawrence is set to star in a Real Housewives-inspired movie. Titled “The Wives,” it’s a mystery movie that Jennifer will also produce. Over the years, the Real Housewives franchise provided more than enough material to inspire a movie. And surely, no one knows that better than Jennifer, the ultimate celebrity Housewives fan. I can’t wait to see which Housewives inspire Jennifer’s character.
The movie will also reportedly be produced by Jeremy O. Harris. The playwright previously turned a viral Twitter thread into the script of the award-winning movie Zola. Surely, the creative forces behind this movie are already scouring the many years of the Real Housewives series for inspiration. We also won’t be shocked if some Bravo stars make cameos in Jennifer’s flick.
The iconic Real Housewives Reality Von Tease reveal, RHOSLC
In the RHOSLC Season 4 finale, Heather Gay gave Hercule Poirot a run for his money. The Monica Garcia confrontation set at a group dinner (during a storm in Bermuda, no less) already reminded us of the big final reveals in Poirot movies like Death on the Nile. Then there was the added twist – the flashback to Heather and the other women plotting on the beach. Heather also described her detective work in detail. And the shocking dinner confrontation led to some other big reveals, with Heather saving the best (Jen Shah gave her the black eye!) for last.
Reality Von Tease was the most talked about Real Housewives moment in years. John Oliver compared it to Best Picture winner Oppenheimer. “Receipts! Proof! Screenshot! Timeline!” was inescapable. In other words, there’s no way JLaw and Co could make anything Real Housewives inspired without at least nodding to this iconic moment.
We already know Jennifer is a huge fan of this episode. She even said she’d give the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City her Oscar because they deserve it.
Real Housewives classic, Blue Stone Manor, RHONY
Dorinda Medley’s Berkshires estate Blue Stone Manor is the setting for Real Housewives of New York’s most memorable episodes. Including a murder mystery party in Season 10! Dorinda herself wants to see if the new RHONY cast can handle it.
It would also make the perfect setting for a film like this. Blue Stone Manor is the exact type of old house in which all sorts of mysteries, thrillers, and horror movies are set. For instance, think of classics like Clue, Sleuth, and the first Knives Out movie. Think of the potential for dramatic scenes that could go down in the infamous fish room!
Years ago, someone set Dorinda’s “I made it nice!” meltdown to the music from Jennifer Lawrence’s 2017 movie, Mother! So, Jennifer and Blue Stone Manor are already interlinked.
The original Real Housewives dinner party from Hell, RHOBH
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills guest star Allison DuBois already inspired a long-running mystery series, Medium. Even outside the genre, 30 Rock’s Housewives parody episodes also featured a psychic dressed exactly like Allison. Of course, a character based on a woman who memorably told everyone “I know when you’ll die and I love that about me” should make an appearance in this murder mystery movie. And Allison certainly is a character. She already weirded everyone out before making predictions, thanks to her e-cig, as the ladies wondered if it was a prop.
Aside from Allison, this dinner party was memorable for many other reasons. Between Housewives making catty comments, throwing shade at each other, making accusations, and calling marriages into question, it was the blueprint for so many Housewives dinners. And this movie will surely have a few major dinner scenes.
Real Housewives on Scary Island, RHONY
The Scary Island episodes of RHONY Season 2 are the stuff of legend. So much so that Dorinda watched them prepare for Kelly Bensimon on their Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip season. No one can deny that Kelly is a fascinating character. On one night alone, she name-dropped Gwyneth Paltrow, said nonsensical phrases like “satchels of gold,” and ate candy amidst the chaos.
Kelly isn’t the only reason this trip went so wildly off the rails. The other Housewives were also losing it. Who can forget Jill Zarin showing up unannounced, which made Alex McCord break out in hives? The wild, rainy, and tropical locale also reminds mystery fans of the cult classic show Harper’s Island. If Jennifer Lawrence’s movie needs some WTF moments, there’s no better inspiration.
