© David M. Benett - Getty ImagesBestselling novel 'Where The Crawdads Sing' is to be adapted into a movie starring Daisy Edgar Jones. Here's everything we know so far, from plot to release.
Daisy Edgar Jones is set to take on another bestselling cult novel with her latest role.
The Normal People star - who shot to prominence during the 2020 lockdown for starring opposite Paul Mescal in the screen adaptation of Sally Rooney's coming-of-age novel about love, sex, class, friendship and mental health - was recently cast for Where The Crawdads Sing.
The adaptation will take the form of a film, and has already found its lead cast and director. What else do we know about Where The Crawdads sing? Read on to find out...
What is Where The Crawdads Sing about?
The film will be based on the bestselling and the debut fiction novel written by wildlife scientists Delia Owens. Starting in 1952, the book follows Kya, who grows up in an isolated marshy part of North Carolina. The book, split into two parts, then picks up with Kya in 1965 when she is 19 years old before a murder case enters the storyline. Described as an 'ode to nature' and a suspense-laden thriller, the book has garnered praise and interest around the world.
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Who is in the cast and crew of Where The Crawdads Sing?
Self-proclaimed book lover Reese Witherspoon acquired the rights to produce the novel via her production company Hello Sunshine (in partnership with 3000 Pictures) after featuring it in her online book club.
Witherspoon, who also brought to screen Big Little Lies, Gone Girl and Little Fires Everywhere, is also known for putting women front and centre of her productions. Where The Crawdads Sing is no different with Witherspoon producing, Lucy Alibar (who wrote the Oscar-nominate Beasts Of The Southern Wild) as screenwriter and Olivia Newman directing.
The first actor to be confirmed to take part in the film is Edgar-Jones, who was an actor one everybody's lips in 2020 after playing the lead role of the whimsical Marianne in Normal People. The 22-year-old will now be taking on another lead, playing Kya, in the forthcoming screen adaptation.
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On Monday (January 25), more actors were confirmed. Taylor John Smith - who has starred in another book-to-TV series Sharp Objects with Amy Adams in 2018 - and Harris Dickinson (Maleficent and TV series Trust) are also joining the cast, Hello Sunshine confirmed on Instagram.
Does Where The Crawdads Sing have a release date?
According to IMDB, the film is currently in pre-production, and with the remaining cast members only just being confirmed there is still a lot of work to be done on this movie so no release date has been confirmed.
We'll update this article as soon as we know more.
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