If you loved reading the novelTurtles All The Way Down, you would be excited to know that the official movie adaptation of John Green’s No. 1 NY Times bestseller is officially in the works. As perDeadline, the movie has been officially taken on by New Line Cinema and is set to premiere onHBO Max. The movie will be produced by Temple Hill’s Wyck Godfrey, Issac Klausner, and Marty Bowen. John Green will also serve as the executive producer on the film, along with Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker. Hannah Marks is set to direct from a script by Berger and Aptaker.
If Marks’ name sounds familiar to you with this project is becausethis novel’s movie adaptationwas initially in talks with Fox 2000 when it was optioned back in 2017. However, New Line Cinema and HBO Max picked up this project from Fox 2000 when the division shut down. HBO Max has come at the forefront of all the popular YA content. It has had massive success in this genre with films likeThe Falloutand TV shows likeThe Sex Lives of College Girls, the newGossip Girl, andPretty Little Liars: Original Sinthat’s in the works.
While the film is still very much in the initial stages, it has been in the news, especially since New Line Cinema has roped in some famous actors to star in the movie. Let’s talk about who all have been signed on for the movie adaptation ofTurtles All The Way Down.
What Is Turtles All The Way Down About?
As per Deadline, the synopsis of this upcoming movie goes,
“Turtles All the Way Downtackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes. It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control. When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope in the face of her mental illness.”
The novel was extremely popular even when it initially debuted. It instantly became a number one bestseller, with its rights being sold in more than 30 countries and over two million copies being printed. The novel was featured on quite a few ‘best of the year’ lists, including major publications likeThe Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Bustle, The A.V. Club, Pop Sugar, Booklist, Bookpage, Publishers Weekly, andLibrary Journal.
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John Green’sTurtles All The Way Downis the follow-up to another mega-popular novel and movie adaptation,The Fault in Our Stars, which itself debuted at number oneon theNew York Timesbestseller and was even picked as theTIME’snumber one Fiction Book back in 2012. Its movie adaptation was released two years later in 2014, which grossed over $307 million globally. John Green’s books have been translated into countless languages and have sold more than 20 million copies.
The Cast So Far
Felix Mallard and Cree Cicchino have been officially signed on to play the supporting leads roles in this film. Mallard will play the role of Davis, while Cicchino will portray Daisy. Mallard, at present, stars in the Netflix seriesGinny & Georgiaas Marcus. The series was recently renewed for season 2. Additionally, he also stars in a recurring role on Netflix’sLocke & Keyand the Emmy award-winning NBC seriesZoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,along with stars like Mary Steenburgen and Jane Levy. In the film, we saw him alongside Elle Fanning on Netflix’sAll the Bright Places,which was based on the best-selling book of the same name, and on the Australian seriesNeighbours.
Cicchino was last seen on the hit HBO Max seriesAnd Just Like That…, theSex And The Cityreboot. Before that, we saw her as a series regular onMr. Iglesiasalongside Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias and in the filmThe Sleepoveralong with Joe Manganiello, Ken Marino, and Malin Ackerman – both for Netflix.
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ScrubsalumJudy Reyes is also officially roped inforTurtles All The Way Down. Reyes has been on some popular TV series for years now. In addition toScrubs, we also saw her on Lifetime’sDevious Maidsas Zoila and the hit TNT seriesClawsas Quiet Ann. In films, we saw her onThe Circle, All Together Now, andGun Hill Road. Reyes has been in the film, television, and theater industry for more than two decades and even is a founding member of NYC’s Labyrinth Theater Company.
Turtles All The Way Downwill also feature Isabela Merced,who played Dora in the live-action adaptationof the Nick Jr. animated television seriesDora the Explorer,Dora and the Lost City of Gold.
