Storm Reid has signed on to star in the A Wrinkle in Time film. The story for this adaptation project comes from the first book from Madeleine L’Engle’s Time quintet.
According to The Wrap, Reid will play the lead role of Meg Murry. She joins a cast that already includes Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, and Oprah Winfrey.
Here’s more from The Hollywood Reporter: “The Newbery Medal-winning book centers on Meg Murry, a young girl traumatized by the disappearance of her scientist father years before. She finds herself on an interplanetary journey with a schoolmate and her younger brother to find her father. They are aided by a trio of supernatural beings, Mrs. Whatsit (Witherspoon), Mrs. Who (Kaling) and Mrs. Which (Winfrey).” (via The Huffington Post)