Hillbilly Elegy Director Ron Howard 'Surprised & Disappointed' in JD Vance

as a filmmaker who has collaborated with numerous individuals throughout my career I have always admired the unique perspectives and stories they bring to the table however the transformation by JD Vance for me seemingly a political author to a controversial political figure associated with divisive rhetoric has left me quite disheartened after adapting Hill bology into a film in 2020 director Ron Howard appears to distancing himself from the book's author and Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance while the movie received some osar nominations it's reputation has become more complicated with Vance emerging as a highly divisive political figure Howard collaborated closely with Vance to adapt his nemore published in 2016 however he now regrets Vance's recent association with Donald Trump as his running mate after exchanging words with vice presidential candidate JB Vance earlier Ron Howard expresses his dismay over the sudden shift towards Donald Trump in the politician stance in an interview with his variety for his upcoming movie Eden when asked about Vance he said I found myself taken aback and worried by some of the campaign rhetoric Howard elaborated on his feelings about supporting Trump as he had a past professional connection with Vance he clarified that there was no chance he would vote for the ex-president even if van ended up being Trump's warning mate I would never support Donald Trump as president in them regardless of who his run might be here's the thing we all need to exercise our right to vote but let's do so thoughtfully pay attention to what each candidate is saying and doing today that's what truly matters consider their current actions and character then make a well-informed decision um during an earlier conversation the bedline Ron Howard shared additional insights about his process in adapting Vance's book he mentioned that they didn't delve deeply into Political discussions while working on hillbilly elogy together however it appears that JD Vance has shown more interest in politics since their collaboration a shift that was not evident during their work on the project Howard elaborated by stating JD Vance did not seem politically engaged when we worked together on hillbilly elogy uh during our Film Production politics weren't discussed extensively as I was more intrigued by his backstory and survival narrative uh these were our main areas uh of focus however the discussions we did have during that period have left me quite surprised and dismayed by some of the rhetoric I encounter now people can change and I believe this may be the case uh it appears that Ron Howard isn't alone in expressing dissatisfaction towards JD van as other individuals associated with hillbilly elogy have also voiced their disagreement for instance Glenn plos who was nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Vance's grandmother mama in the movie took a dig advances comment about childless cat ladies on her Instagram page sharing an image of her cat and writing po Eve would have left a bleeding Mouse head in the bed of anyone who criticized any kind of lady with a cat interestingly Jennifer Anon who wasn't part of Hill Dy also expressed her disapproval of Vance's controversial statements stayen I can hardly believe this is growing potential Vice President of the United States it