Greta Lee has nearly twenty years of display screen appearing credit to her identify, however she has not too long ago reached a brand new stage of recognition on account of her roles within the romantic drama Previous Lives (for which she earned Golden Globe, Critics Alternative, and Indie Spirit Award nominations for finest actress) and the TV reveals The Morning Present and Russian Doll, amongst others. This October, she’ll be seen in Tron: Ares – and now, The Hollywood Reporter has damaged the information that she’s set to make her directorial debut with a psychological horror movie referred to as The Eyes Are the Finest Half.
Primarily based on a novel by Monika Kim and arrange at Searchlight Photos, The Eyes Are the Finest Half is about a household falling aside in addition to the making of a feminine serial killer from a Korean-American perspective. Set in Los Angeles, the e book tells the story of a lady named Ji-won, whose life unravels after her father has an affair after which leaves the household. She finds an ingenious option to satiate her rage and starvation. Right here’s the total description of the novel: Ji-won’s life tumbles into disarray within the wake of her Appa’s extramarital affair and subsequent departure. Her mom, distraught. Her youthful sister, harm and confused. Her faculty freshman grades, failing. Her goals, horrifying… but engaging. In them, Ji-won walks by bloody rooms stuffed with eyes. Succulent blue eyes. Salivatingly blue eyes. Eyes the identical form and shade as George’s, who’s Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend. George has already overstayed his welcome in her household’s claustrophobic residence. He brags about his puffed-up consulting job, ogles Asian waitresses whereas eating out, and acts condescending towards Ji-won and her sister as if he deserves all of Umma’s fawning adoration. No, George doesn’t deserve something from her household. Ji-won will be certain of that. For irrespective of what number of victims accumulate round her campus or how many individuals she should deceive and manipulate, Ji-won’s starvation and her rage should be sated. Lee can be writing the screenplay adaptation.
Copies of Monika Kim’s novel may be bought at THIS LINK.
Matt Jackson and Joanne Lee of Jackson Photos are producing The Eyes Are the Finest Half with Lulu Wang of Native Time and Dani Melia.
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