Actor-turned-filmmaker Olivia Wilde (“Booksmart”) is definitely making waves within the cinematic house and might be taking a crack on the tv with the assistance of A24. After directing two function movies, together with the latest, “Don’t Worry Darling,” a report from Deadline reveals that Wilde is now seeking to direct sequence variations of the Jennifer Egan novels “A Visit From The Goon Squad” and “The Candy House.”
“Goon Squad” takes place inside the world of punk music world and will permit for an fascinating tackle the style from Wilde. Meanwhile, “The Candy House” is extra genre-focused and sees the protagonist wading within the waters of superior know-how involving recollections.
Here is the official logline of the “Goon Squad” novel from Penguin Random House:
Bennie is an getting older former punk rocker and document govt. Sasha is the passionate, troubled younger lady he employs. Here Jennifer Egan brilliantly reveals their pasts, together with the inside lives of a bunch of different characters whose paths intersect with theirs.
A synopsis for “The Candy House” additionally comes from writer Simon & Schuster:
The Candy House opens with the staggeringly good Bix Bouton, whose firm, Mandala, is so profitable that he’s “one of those tech demi-gods with whom we’re all on a first-name basis.” Bix is forty, with 4 youngsters, stressed and determined for a brand new concept, when he stumbles right into a dialog group, largely Columbia professors, certainly one of whom is experimenting with downloading or “externalizing” reminiscence. Within a decade, Bix’s new know-how, “Own Your Unconscious”—which permits you entry to each reminiscence you’ve ever had and to share your recollections in change for entry to the recollections of others—has seduced multitudes.
Wilde retains including numerous initiatives to her hectic schedule, with a sports activities drama “Perfect” that stars gifted younger actresses Mckenna Grace (“Ghostbusters: Afterlife”) and Thomasin McKenzie (“Last Night In Soho”) on the docket. She can also be hooked up to direct a Marvel/Sony movie that was reportedly stated to be a model of “Spider-Woman.” Although it’s been months since this was reported, nothing was made official besides the event of the challenge. Another challenge talked about by the outlet is an untitled “Christmas Buddy” movie she can also be eyeing to direct for Universal Pictures.