Overview
- Industry reports from the Cannes market in late May say Paramount, Focus and Sony are competing for domestic and select international rights to The Midnight Library, with a winner expected imminently.
- Florence Pugh is attached to star as Nora Seed and Garth Davis is set to direct, with a screenplay by Laura Wade and Nick Payne and Matt Haig serving as an executive producer.
- The production is being positioned as a major commercial play with a roughly $70 million budget and market estimates that any domestic distribution deal could top $30 million.
- Studiocanal and Blueprint Pictures are backing the film and Studiocanal plans to retain theatrical release across its territories including the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
- The project is slated to enter pre‑production in fall 2026 with principal photography targeted for early 2027, and industry watchers say a strong Cannes deal would set a new benchmark for European‑backed titles at the market.