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Florence Pugh to star in The Midnight Library film adaption
The Hollywood actress, who was born and grew up in Oxford, is known for her roles in 2019’s Little Women, 2022’s Don’t Worry Darling and 2023’s Oppenheimer.
Ms Pugh also starred in Midsommar back in 2019, as well as last year’s Dune: Part Two and We Live in Time with Andrew Garfield.
She is also known for playing Yelena Belova in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Black Widow, reprising her role in the Hawkeye series and Thunderbolts.
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Now, the Oscar-nominated Ms Pugh will lead and produce a film adaptation of the fantasy novel The Midnight Library.
She will play Nora Seed, a woman who finds herself in a mysterious library suspended between life and death, where she is given the chance to step into different versions of the lives she might have led.
Lion director Garth Davis is set to take the helm, according to Deadline, and author Mr Haig will serve as an executive producer on the film.
The Midnight Library was first published by Canongate in 2020 and has gone on to sell around 15 million copies worldwide, with translations into 56 languages.
“I couldn’t be more excited to reunite with Florence Pugh on The Midnight Library,” Mr Davis said.
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“Her warmth and talent are magical, and together I know we’ll do something special working with Matt’s iconic novel.
“This is a story that moves us both — a celebration of life in all its possibility and complexity.”
Mr Haig added: “I am so happy that Nora’s story is in such great hands, and that her myriad possibilities will be vividly reawakened by the absolutely perfect team.
“And I can’t wait for people to see my book reimagined for the big screen.”
Filming is set to begin at the start of 2027.
The Thames Valley Police Abingdon unit arrested a man for “breaching court bail conditions” on Saturday, August 29.
A spokesperson said: “On Saturday, PC Hackett attended reports of a male breaching court bail conditions.
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“With assistance from PC Ellingworth and PC Harvey, the male was arrested. Following a search, a knife was recovered from his possession.”
In a wide ranging update, the force also revealed it had supported in a “concern for welfare incident linked to the night-time economy.
In addition, it had carried out licensing checks across Abingdon with drug wipes used and sent off for testing
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The collision happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 6 for Lewknor and Junction 5 for Watlington in the late morning on Saturday, August 29.
The emergency services attended the scene and closed the road,
National Highways said lanes two and three of the three-lane motorway were shut as a result while crews dealt with the incident, leading to delays of around 40 minutes.
Congestion was worsened by separate lane closures between Junctions 4 and 5 in both directions following damage to the central reservation from an earlier incident.
Traffic built up on approaches to the crash, with nearby areas including Stokenchurch and Lewknor also affected.
Images from traffic cameras showed long queues of vehicles and emergency workers at the scene throughout the afternoon.
AA Travel also reported that one lane was closed on the northbound carriageway between Handy Cross and Stokenchurch due to emergency repairs.
National Highways later confirmed that all southbound lanes between Junctions 6 and 5 had reopened and that the lane closures linked to the earlier incident were also being removed.
Despite the reopening, delays of around 40 minutes remained on the approach as traffic slowly returned to normal.
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