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Jennifer Kent Sets ‘The Girl Who Was Plugged In’ With Sophie Thatcher in Dual Lead

The project marks Jennifer Kent's first feature since 2018.

Overview

  • Thatcher’s casting, reported Wednesday, comes as Jennifer Kent confirms she wrote and will direct the feature adaptation of James Tiptree Jr.’s 1973 novella.
  • Goodfellas will launch international sales at the Cannes market, with CAA Media Finance and Range Select co-repping U.S. rights.
  • The production is scheduled to start in mid-November 2026 in Australia.
  • Thatcher will play both P Burke and Delphi, a disfigured young woman and the lab-grown body she remotely controls to influence consumers.
  • Kent said the story feels newly urgent more than 50 years after publication, signaling a return to features after The Nightingale in 2018.