Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to Goodbye, Vitamin, the 2017 debut novel from Rachel Khong, with Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians) attached to star, Variety reported. Dylan Clark will produce for his Universal-based Dylan Clark Productions with Jennifer Yee McDevitt adapting the novel. Wu will also executive produce.
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Netflix "is ramping up its star power," Deadline noted in reporting that George Clooney will direct and star in a film based on Lily Brooks-Dalton's 2016 novel Good Morning, Midnight, adapted for the screen by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant). Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing under their Smokehouse Pictures banner with Anonymous Content and Syndicate Entertainment. Production is slated to begin in October.
"Grant and I couldn't be more excited to be involved with this incredible project," said Clooney. "Mark is a writer we've long admired and his script is haunting. We're thrilled to be working with our friends at Netflix as well."
Netflix's Scott Stuber commented: "Having known and worked with George for over two decades, I can't think of anyone better to bring this amazing story to life. The book is powerful and moving, and Mark's adaptation is beautifully written. At its core, this is a story about human nature, and one that I know our global audiences will fall in love with, just like I did when I read it."