Reese created her Hello Sunshine book club to promote books mostly written by women and to encourage women to "be storytellers in all kinds of mediums." In fact, she had to fight hard to adapt Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl and Cheryl Strayed's Wild into film. "It took me three successful productions to be considered a real player in the producer game," Reese previously told Glamour. "I can tell that I'm considered a player now because of the respect I get from studio heads. They call me back quicker and give me thoughtful responses when I pitch ideas. It has been quite a shift for me."