Oscar nominee Florence Pugh (Dune franchise) is set to star in and produce fantasy drama The Midnight Library, based on Matt Haig’s popular novel. Garth Davis will direct.
In the big-budget “love letter to life,” Pugh per the logline will play Nora Seed, who finds herself in a library between life and death with the chance to experience all the potential lives she could have lived.
Studiocanal is launching the project for the Cannes market, and they and Blueprint Pictures are behind the project. They frequently collaborate; they are working from a screenplay by Olivier Award winner Laura Wade (Rivals) and Tony nominee Nick Payne (We Live In Time).
Preproduction is planned for this fall, and principle shooting will begin early in 2027. It’s the biggest budget project the European studio has launched in some time.
Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin of Blueprint will produce with Anita Overland and Pugh. Blueprint’s Ben Knight and Diarmuid McKeown executive produce. Anna Marsh, Ron Halpern and Dan MacRae executive produce for Studiocanal.
“I couldn’t be more excited to reunite with Florence Pugh on The Midnight Library,” Davis said. “Her warmth and talent are magical, and together I know we’ll do something special working with Matt’s iconic novel. This is a story that moves us both — a celebration of life in all its possibility and complexity. With Graham Broadbent, Blueprint Pictures and Studiocanal behind us, I can’t wait to illuminate this adventure.”
Haig said: “I am so happy that Nora’s story is in such great hands, and that her myriad possibilities will be vividly reawakened by the absolute perfect team. And I can’t wait for people to see my book reimagined for the big screen.”
Anna Marsh, CEO Studiocanal and Chief Content Officer of Canal+ Group, added: “We are thrilled to be working with such exceptional talent to bring Matt Haig’s deeply moving novel to the big screen in partnership with Blueprint Pictures. Garth’s film is a love letter to life, a tantalizingly powerful take on a script that gives you the immediacy and high stakes of time running out with unparalleled emotion. I cannot wait for Florence Pugh to take us on Nora’s journey as she finds her way to a profound love for life.”
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