By Chris Evangelista/Sept. 29, 2020 4:00 pm EST
Deadline says that Netflix is set to turn Uglies into a film directed by McG and starring Joey King. I’m not entirely sure why Netflix keeps throwing work at Mr. McG, but there are some mysteries we’ll never solve, I guess. Published in 2005, Uglies is a dystopian YA story with elements that sound culled from other dystopian YA stories, with a little extreme plastic surgery thrown in for good measure:
King will play Tall. Per Deadline, “Sources say King long has been a fan of the series and brought the series to Netflix –called them, got them to read the script and the book, and then King got Netflix to option it.” The book also spawned sequels, so don’t be surprised if Netflix turns this into a whole franchise. King and McG both have a history with the streaming service: King starred in Netflix’s The Kissing Booth movies, while McG’s last three titles – The Babysitter, The Rim of the World, and The Babysitter: Killer Queen – were all Netflix films.
Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can’t wait. In just a few weeks she’ll have the operation that will turn her from a repellent ugly into a stunning pretty. And as a pretty, she’ll be catapulted into a high-tech paradise where her only job is to have fun. But Tally’s new friend Shay isn’t sure she wants to become a pretty. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world—and it isn’t very pretty. The authorities offer Tally a choice: find her friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. Tally’s choice will change her world forever….
