Overview

• Edebiri conceived the pitch during a gap-year style trip to Asia after her long-time friend urged her to take a break
• She was officially tapped in February to write the live-action adaptation co-produced by A24 and Mattel Films
• Daniel Kaluuya will lead production on the project under his 59% Productions banner
• Mattel executives describe the film as a surreal exploration of millennial angst rather than a children’s adaptation
• Edebiri is currently in talks to take on the title role in the upcoming reimagining