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.