EXCLUSIVE: Netflix seems to have swooped in and picked up the upcoming Millie Bobby Brown movie The Factor About Jellyfish, which has been in growth since 2015 initially at Common however now scheduled to reach as a Netflix Unique.
The Factor About Jellyfish will proceed to be helmed by Kenyan movie director Wanuri Kahiu, who directed Rafiki, the primary LGBTQ movie from Kenya. The script for The Factor About Jellyfish shall be penned by Molly Smith Metzler who is thought for her work on Orange is the New Black, Shameless in addition to the upcoming Netflix sequence Maid.
Wanuri Kahiu and Molly Smith Metzler
As acknowledged above, The Factor About Jellyfish has been in growth since 2015 when actress and producer Reese Witherspoon announced the project on her Instagram. Witherspoon shall be producing together with distinguished Hollywood producer Bruna Papandrea, who is thought for her work on Huge Little Lies, The Undoing, The Nightingale and extra.
The undertaking in its present type was first reported again in March 2019 the place it was being developed at Universal. Now it’s with Netflix particularly beneath Netflix’s Indie studio.
Right here’s what else we find out about The Factor About Jellyfish:
What’s the plot of The Factor About Jellyfish?
The Factor About Jellyfish is an adaptation of Ali Benjamin’s 2015 novel of the identical title. It tells the story of a younger woman named Suzy (Millie Bobby Brown) as she enters seventh grade. When her former greatest pal Franny dies in a drowning accident — and never believing her mom who says that generally “these items occur” — Suzy turns into satisfied that the true reason for the tragedy was a uncommon jellyfish sting. She retreats right into a silent world of her creativeness and begins crafting a globe-trotting plan to show her principle, with the e book exploring the concepts of life and dying, the frailty of friendships and the potential of hope proper subsequent door.
Here’s a extra detailed description of your entire plot of the film:
Suzy is splendidly dorky and good woman whose dad and mom are lately divorced and who simply misplaced her greatest pal Franny in an accident. She has elected to not communicate any longer and goes by means of seventh grade not speaking to anybody, which worries her dad and mom to no finish and lands her in remedy. She will’t cope with Franny’s random dying and seeks a logical clarification for it that quickly has her theorizing {that a} lethal jellyfish native to Australia may need entered the waters off New England and killed her. In between she flashes again to recollections of how in actuality she and Franny had been besties and finally drifted aside. She enlists class pariah Justin’s assist and tries to catch jellyfish at night time to show her principle, then makes an attempt to fly to Australia to seek the advice of with an professional, and at last goes out in a storm with stated professional and get stung herself after falling overboard, solely to get up within the hospital and be taught the professional was a figment of her creativeness, there have been no jellyfish, and he or she almost drowned. Lastly she is ready to come to phrases with Franny’s dying and get on along with her life, and speaking.
Who’s forged in The Factor About Jellyfish?
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 19: Millie Bobby Brown attends the 26th Annual Display Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 19, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
At the moment solely Millie Bobby Brown is thought to star in Netflix’s The Factor About Jellyfish. Brown is greatest recognized for her function as Eleven within the hit sequence Stranger Issues. Apart from Stranger Issues she additionally starred in Enola Holmes and can subsequent be seen within the blockbuster Godzilla vs. Kong.
Brown will play Suzy who’s described as:
“A dorky and good woman, who retreats into the quiet after she loses her greatest pal and decides to embark on a journey to seek out the reality about the actual reason for her greatest pal’s dying.”
What’s the manufacturing standing on The Factor About Jellyfish?
The manufacturing standing on the movie is at present unclear.
Millie Bobby Brown is at present filming Season four of Stranger Issues and after that Enola Holmes 2 is rumored, though we’ve got no affirmation on the Enola Holmes sequel. In any case, manufacturing gained’t begin till Brown’s schedule permits it and hopefully, we’ll know extra within the coming months.
When will The Factor About Jellyfish be launched on Netflix?
Since we don’t even know when will the movie enter manufacturing, it is rather arduous to say when could it’s launched. Watch this house for extra updates on that.