Maggie Gyllenhaal to Develop Rachel Kushner's 'Creation Lake' for Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. has optioned Rachel Kushner's novel 'Creation Lake' for Maggie Gyllenhaal to write, develop, direct, and produce. The acclaimed novel follows a spy infiltrating an eco-activist collective in France who begins to question her mission and worldview. The project represents the studio's continued confidence in Gyllenhaal as a filmmaker despite the commercial failure of her previous Warner Bros. film, 'The Bride!'
Warner Bros. has acquired the film rights to Rachel Kushner's 'Creation Lake,' with Maggie Gyllenhaal set to write, develop, direct, and produce the adaptation. The novel, a 2024 bestseller shortlisted for the Booker Prize and longlisted for the National Book Award and Pen/Faulkner Award, centers on Sadie Smith, a 34-year-old American spy sent to infiltrate an eco-activist farming collective in France through seduction and manipulation, only to develop doubts about her mission. The project marks a reteaming between Gyllenhaal and Warner Bros. following the commercial underperformance of 'The Bride!', which grossed $24 million worldwide against a $90 million budget. Despite that setback, studio co-chief Pam Abdy has demonstrated continued faith in Gyllenhaal's directorial vision, which earned critical acclaim for her 2022 debut 'The Lost Daughter,' which received three Oscar nominations including best adapted screenplay.
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After ‘The Bride!’, Maggie Gyllenhaal Reteams with Warner Bros. for New Movie Based on Rachel Kushner Book
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Maggie Gyllenhaal to Adapt Rachel Kushner’s ‘Creation Lake’ for Warner Bros.
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Maggie Gyllenhaal to Adapt Rachel Kushner’s ‘Creation Lake’ for Warner Bros.
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