Greta Lee, who broke out along with her efficiency within the acclaimed romantic drama Previous Lives, is stepping behind the digital camera.
The actress will make her directorial debut with Searchlight Footage’ adaptation of The Eyes Are the Greatest Half, a psychological horror novel by Monika Kim. Lee additionally will write the script.
Matt Jackson and Joanne Lee of Jackson Footage are producing. Additionally producing are Lulu Wang by way of her banner Native Time and Dani Melia. Wang and Melia are recognized for his or her work on the 2019 dramedy The Farewell and the Prime Video miniseries Expats. Kim will exec produce.
Revealed in June 2024 by Erewhon Books, the novel is a described as a narrative a couple of household falling aside in addition to the making of a feminine serial killer from a Korean-American perspective. Set in Los Angeles, the e-book tells the story of a lady named Ji-won, whose life unravels after her father has an affair after which leaves the household. She finds an creative strategy to satiate her rage and starvation.
The e-book was successful with critics, with The New York Instances saying, “Violent, sensible, grotesque and wildly authentic, this novel pulls readers right into a horrific world of homicide and cannibalism whereas additionally critiquing misogyny, exploring Asian fetishization and stereotypes, sharing what it’s prefer to navigate two cultures and telling a touching story of a household in turmoil.” In June, the e-book received the Bram Stoker Award for superior achievement in a primary novel.
Jackson Footage counts the Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance With Any individual and the Aaron Sorkin drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Molly’s Sport amongst its credit. It’s in postproduction for David Robert Mitchell’s upcoming movie, Flowervale Road, at Warner Bros. and Gina Prince-Bythewood’s adaptation of Tomi Adeyemi’s best-selling e-book Youngsters of Blood and Bone at Paramount.
Lee appeared on such collection as Russian Doll and The Morning Present earlier than trampolining with Previous Lives, Celine Tune’s 2023 film that earned her Golden Globe, Critics Selection and Indie Spirit Award nominations for greatest actress.
The actress has a busy yr forward, with a starring function in Disney’s Tron: Ares, Kathryn Bigelow’s A Home of Dynamite, the indie Late Fame and season 4 of The Morning Present, all debuting within the fall.
Lee is repped by UTA, Leisure 360 and Jackoway Austen. Kim, who is predicated in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, is repped by UTA and Ginsburg Daniels.