The book covers the difficulties of the vice presidential candidate’s family life and upbringing.

A movie version of “Hillbilly Elegy” was released in 2020.

Vance executive produced the movie.

Ron Howard smiling

“To be honest, I was surprised,” Howard said.

To me, he struck me as a very moderate center-right kind of guy."

Reportedly, Vance told Howard that in the future he’d possibly run for office.

Ron Howard smiling & JD Vance scowling

“Someday came a little sooner than any of us expected,” Howard told the outlet.

It’s not really about a movie made five or six years ago.

In another TIFF 2024 interview withVariety, Howard expressed similar feelings about Vance and the importance of voting.

In a January 2020 post on X, formerly known asTwitter, Howard didn’t hold back.