Le ncwadi imayelana neForrest Forrest yangaphambili, uColin Farrell. Alikho igama embhalweni, umbiza lapho "i-GH" - "umyeni kaGypsy" (umyeni kaGypsy), lapho ebhala le migqa, base bendawonye noFarrell. U-Emma waphinde wamxwayisa ngokuthi ukukhishwa kwale ncwadi kuzodonsela ukunaka kwamathebhulethi, ngakho-ke uvunyelwe ukufunda lokho okushicilelwe ngaphambi kokushicilelwa. Wenqabile. Okwamanje, akucaci ukuthi uyazi yini ukuthi ifilimu maduze izosuswa kule ncwadi.
Lesi akusona okokuqala i-Forrst esebenzisa i-colin ngomsebenzi wayo. Ngemuva kokuba ubudlelwane babo buqediwe, wabhala "amanga", incwadi ekhuluma naye nabanye abafana bakhe. Lesi sakhiwo sencwadi sigxile kowesifazane ohlangana nawo wonke amadoda akhe wangaphambili futhi uzama ukuqonda ukuthi kungani bephonsa.
UScott ruby no-Miramax bathenga umbhalo. Bahlele ukuthi uRichard Lincateter uzoqondiswa.
I-Forrest ibilokhu inesiphiwo kakhulu. Ukushicilelwa kwephephandaba lokuqala kwaqhamuka lapho eneminyaka engu-13 kuphela ubudala, wabhala ikholomu yomculo ezikhathini zangeSonto, kwathi kushicilelwa inoveli yakhe yokuqala. Ngemuva kwalokho intatheli yaqala ukudangala, okwaholela ekuzameni kokuzibulala. Ngaphandle kwalokhu, manje u-Emma akesabi ukukhuluma ngokukhululekile mayelana nesikhathi sakhe esedlule, esingabuyisela emuva emsebenzini wakhe eHollywood. Okwamanje, njengombhali wesikrini, ubambisana neParamount, Universal neFilm4.