If you loved reading the novel Turtles 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 per Deadline, the movie has been officially taken on by New Line Cinema and is set to premiere on HBO 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 because this novel’s movie adaptation was 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 like The Fallout and TV shows like The Sex Lives of College Girls, the new Gossip Girl, and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin that’s in the works.

MOVIEWEB VIDEO OF THE DAY

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 of Turtles All The Way Down.

What Is Turtles All The Way Down About?

     Netflix / NBC

As per Deadline, the synopsis of this upcoming movie goes,

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 like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Entertainment Weekly, Vulture, BuzzFeed, Bustle, The A.V. Club, Pop Sugar, Booklist, Bookpage, Publishers Weekly, and Library Journal.

John Green’s Turtles All The Way Down is the follow-up to another mega-popular novel and movie adaptation, The Fault in Our Stars, which itself debuted at number one on the New York Times bestseller and was even picked as the TIME’s number 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

     NBC / Netflix

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 series Ginny & Georgia as Marcus. The series was recently renewed for season 2. Additionally, he also stars in a recurring role on Netflix’s Locke & Key and the Emmy award-winning NBC series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, along with stars like Mary Steenburgen and Jane Levy. In the film, we saw him alongside Elle Fanning on Netflix’s All the Bright Places, which was based on the best-selling book of the same name, and on the Australian series Neighbours.

Cicchino was last seen on the hit HBO Max series And Just Like That…, the Sex And The City reboot. Before that, we saw her as a series regular on Mr. Iglesias alongside Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias and in the film The Sleepover along with Joe Manganiello, Ken Marino, and Malin Ackerman – both for Netflix.

Scrubs alum Judy Reyes is also officially roped in for Turtles All The Way Down. Reyes has been on some popular TV series for years now. In addition to Scrubs, we also saw her on Lifetime’s Devious Maids as Zoila and the hit TNT series Claws as Quiet Ann. In films, we saw her on The Circle, All Together Now, and Gun 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 Down will also feature Isabela Merced, who played Dora in the live-action adaptation of the Nick Jr. animated television series Dora the Explorer, Dora and the Lost City of Gold.

Release Date

There is no confirmed release date as of yet.