After Netflix’s ‘East of Eden,’ Florence Pugh Will Lead a Long-Awaited Fantasy Adaptation
Florence Pugh will star as Nora Seed in a film adaptation of Matt Haig’s bestselling novel The Midnight Library, with Garth Davis directing. The story follows Nora as she explores alternative versions of her life, bringing a reflective novel about regret and possibility to the screen.
StudioCanal and Blueprint Pictures acquired the book in 2020, and the film’s cast and crew have now been announced. Pugh will also produce with Graham Broadbent, Pete Czernin and Anita Overland; Laura Wade and Nick Payne are writing the screenplay. Pre-production is expected to begin in autumn 2026, and the novel has sold more than 15 million copies since its publication in 2020.
- Florence Pugh will lead The Midnight Library adaptation.
- Garth Davis is directing, with Wade and Payne writing.
- Pre-production is expected to start in autumn 2026.
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The Midnight Library is a bestselling novel by British author Matt Haig, first published in 2020. It follows Nora Seed, who explores alternative versions of her life and considers the choices she has made.
The story centres on regret and possibility, using Nora’s imagined lives to ask how different decisions might shape a person’s future. Its popularity, with more than 15 million copies sold, has brought the novel to a wide readership.