The Selection: Netflix Updates & Movie News

One of the big movies to look out for from Netflix in the future is The Selection, the adaptation of the romantic novel book from Kiera Cass. Below, we’ll be keeping track of everything we know about The Selection thus far including production status, who’s involved, and more. For fans of the book, it’s been over a tough decade watching the failed attempts of the book being adapted.

The key talent involved in the project includes the director, Haifaa Al-Mansour, a Saudi-Arabian director (also the first from the region) who is most known for Wadjda but also had a hand in two Netflix projects including Nappily Ever After and directing on The Society (sadly canceled). Love to all the SELECTION fans!! Who will be in the cast for The Selection on Netflix?

He also goes onto explain that his wish for the movie itself is that it focuses a little more on the rebellion that occurs saying “But it also has a deep side. https://twitter.com/ASelecaoBR/status/1315414873145311236 In November 2020, a small update from Keira Cass said that she had no news on the movie front adding “Things have slowed for the time being, but as soon as there are updates, I will pass them along!”. Now, a year later after that update, Kiera posted on Twitter that things looked to be moving forward saying that the “ball is in Netflix’s court.” Ok, friends.

The movie looks like it was announced way too soon in advance and given we don’t even know if it’ll move forward the idea that it’ll release in 2022 seems doubtful. LETS GOO! Today we’ll be starting our campaign to ask Netflix to greenlight The Selection movie production.

Make sure to follow all the steps in the picture. Can we count on you??? More details will likely come out in due course and we’ll keep this post updated as soon as we find them.

When Was The Selection Stories: The Queen And The Favorite Due Out?

Okay, if you are one of my very faithful readers, then you’ve probably already preordered The Favorite or The Selection Stories: The Queen and The Favorite, which were due out March 2015. Yes, your preorder has been cancelled because the e-book of The Favorite and the paperback bind up of The Queen and The Favorite are no longer happening. One of the great things about the world of The Selection is that the more time I spend with it, the better it gets.

So, instead of simply getting The Favorite in March, in OCTOBER you will be getting a HARDBACK bind up with the following: The extended version of The Prince The Guard The Queen The Favorite Three scenes with Celeste (that I still need to name… The second epilogue to The One Some other stuff Oh, and did I mention that this will be illustrated? So, yeah, the awesomeness is being delayed.

Leave questions in the comments ,and I will try to update on Friday! It will be released at the same time as the hardbound book, so you will all get it at the same time, but not be forced to buy books you already own. Celeste is NOT getting a full novella.

Not sure how illustrations will translate (I don’t really eread, so I don’t know much about it) but I will keep you posted on this one. No, I don’t think there will be any more novellas or short stories after this.

Who Has Been Reading The Script For The Netflix Movie Adaptation?

THE Selection author Kiera Cass has been reading the script for the Netflix movie adaptation and revealed a few of the aspects she “loves.” As fans continue to wonder who will be in the cast and when the movie will be coming out, Kiera promised things are continuing to move forward with a glimpse of the script. 3 The Selection author Kiera Cass revealed she’s been reading the script for the Netflix movie adaptation 3 Netflix announced last year that it’s turning the first book in the series into a movie It was announce last April that Netflix was set to bring the first novel in the beloved book series to life and had set Haifaa Al-Mansour as the director.

Though there weren’t many specific details the author could share yet, she did give some movie updates in 2021, including revealing last month that “there’s a script in [her] inbox” but still hadn’t read it by mid-July because she’d been “so busy.” Kiera, who released The Betrayed – the sequel to The Betrothed – in June, teased on Monday that she “finally” started reading the Netflix movie’s script. The current draft was written by Katie Lovejoy (To All the Boys: Always and Forever), with some previous revisions by David Weil, Steven Knight, and Leslye Headland, though Katie wrote the “current revisions.”

She later added a little tease of her notes on the script, which included her thoughts on how two of her characters are portrayed, with her writing, “I love this Aspen!,” and “I love this Anne!” 3 Kiera teased fans with a look at her notes on The Selection script In the caption, Kiera wrote: “Now, you know I can’t show you anything. It’s a first draft, and many things will change anyway and even if they didn’t #secretsecrets… But the margin of my notes should be safe. 😉 Enjoy.”

Society’s rules and standards forces the teen to leave behind the boy she loves, Aspen, for the possibility of something more – for her and her family. Will she and Aspen find their way back to each other or will she find herself truly wanting to fight for Maxon’s heart? This is what fans of the books have long been waiting to see play out onscreen, throughout multiple previous tries at adapting the novels.

The first featured Aimee Teegarden as America, Ethan Peck as Prince Maxon, and William Moseley as Aspen, while the second starred Yael Grobglas as America, Michael Malarkey as Maxon, and Lucien Laviscount as Aspen.

What Is Kiera Cass’S Novel The Selection Getting?

File this under “most anticipated”: Kiera Cass’s novel The Selection is finally getting the film adaptation fans have been begging for! According to Variety, Netflix has tapped Haifaa Al-Mansour to direct the film which will be based on the first book in the popular young adult series. About The Selection The Selection is part Cinderella story, part The Bachelor.

That is, until she meets Prince Maxon—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. Then in 2016 Variety announced that a movie adaptation of the book was in the works, with Thea Sharrock (the director of another book-to-film adaptation, the film Me Before You) attached as a director. The producers were announced briefly in 2018, but there hadn’t been any further news about the film project until this past April when it was announced that Netflix would be releasing the film, and Haifaa Al-Mansour would be directing.

“I’m thrilled to be working with the brilliant Haifaa Al-Mansour and our friends at Netflix on this special film,” said Shahbazian. “Having worked on some very high profile book adaptations, I’ve never before seen the fervor and passion that The Selection fans have for the adaptation of Kiera Cass’s book series to film.” Casting & Release Date As author Kiera Cass shared on her blog, “Do I know anything about casting? … I’m very excited to finally be able to give you all a screen adaptation, and I’m hoping to have even more information soon.”

Until then, we can watch the book trailers for the series and dream of what the film might be. She has studied both creative writing and screenwriting, and worked for both a library and a major NYC publisher. When she’s not writing a novel or screenplay, she’s probably out for a run or binge-watching something on Netflix.

Who Is The Director Of Nappily Ever After?

For those of you who have been with us since the very beginning, the road to The Selection‘s adaptation has been long and winding. We’re finally going to get the movie of our dreams and see Maxon and America in all their glory and we cannnoooot wait. Are we thanking the book gods that The Betrothed hits shelves soon to get us through?

The Selection: Netflix Updates & Movie News EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW We already have a director! She’s an internationally-acclaimed director from Saudi Arabia and has shown that she’s more than capable of handling stories that are both entertaining, awe-inspiring, and incredibly deep. You might have heard of Nappily Ever After, a rom-com adaptation that she’s already done for Netflix!

For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape a rigid caste system, live in a palace, and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare.

Then America meets Prince Maxon—and realizes that the life she’s always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined. But first, let us know how excited you are in the comments below!

Who Will Direct Netflix’S Upcoming Film “The Selection”?

Saudi Arabian filmmaker Haifaa Al-Mansour will direct Netflix’s upcoming film “The Selection,” based on the first entry in Kiera Cass’ popular book series. Published in 2012, the book is set in a dystopian future where 35 girls are selected to move to a royal palace and compete for a prince’s heart. America Singer is from the society’s lower class and chosen as one of Prince Maxon’s suitors, but she’s torn between the life and love she left behind.

“The Selection” is the first in a five-book series and has sold more than 11 million copies around the world. “We are thrilled to be working with Netflix and bringing these beloved books to life for the extraordinarily loyal and passionate fan base,” producer Denise Di Novi said. “The author Kiera Cass has created a spellbinding fantasy whose message of empowerment and authenticity is more relevant today than ever.”

She followed that up with “Mary Shelley” and “The Perfect Candidate.” Netflix already had a strong relationship with the director after working with her on 2018’s “Nappily Ever After.” She is managed by Rosalie Swedlin at Anonymous Content and represented by UTA and attorney Craig Emmanuel at Paul Hastings LLP.

“I’m thrilled to be working with the brilliant Haifaa Al-Mansour and our friends at Netflix on this special film,” Shahbazian said. “Having worked on some very high profile book adaptations, I’ve never before seen the fervor and passion that ‘The Selection’ fans have for the adaptation of Kiera Cass’ book series to film.”