Disney Live Action is developing a feature adaptation of The Dallergut Dream Department Store, the fantasy bestseller from Korean author Miye Lee, Deadline reported. Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls, Chaos Walking) will adapt the screenplay. Executive v-p of production Jessica Virtue is overseeing the project for Disney Live Action.
The first installment in a trilogy, the novel "follows Penny, who has just landed her dream job--selling dreams to customers at the legendary Dallergut Dream Department Store. But when strange, dangerous things begin to happen to the sleeping clientele, Penny must uncover the mystery before the nightmare spreads beyond the store," Deadline noted. A #1 bestseller in Korea, Lee's novel has sold more than two million copies in more than 20 territories.