After an extensive search, The Walt Disney Studios is pleased to announce that 13-year-oldStorm Reidwill play the lead role of Meg Murry in the upcoming Disney live action adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’sA Wrinkle in Time. Said director Ava DuVernay about the announcement.
“After an extensive search that spannedmultiple dimensions, we’re overjoyed to welcome Storm Reid toWrinkle in Timeas our beloved “Meg.” Storm is a tremendously talented young actress who embodies the hopes, dreams and spirit of a character much loved by audiences worldwide for generations. I can’t wait to work with Storm as we chronicle Meg’s epic quest, alongside Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling asMrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who. Tesser well!”
Reid’s first theatrical film role was in the Academy Award-winning12 Years a Slavewhere she played Emily, and she has also appeared inAmerican Girl: Lea to the RescueandSleight, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, she shot a starring role in Judy Greer’s directorial debutA Happening of Monumental Proprotions(2017), alongside Allison Janney, Common and Bradley Whitford. She is represented by Stella Alex from the Savage Agency, Principato-Young Entertainment, and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson.
Storm Reid joins a cast which already includesOprah Winfreyin the role of Mrs. Which,Reese Witherspoonin the role of Mrs. Whatsit and Mindy Kaling in the role of Mrs. Who. The actors shared the official news on Twitter. The film is directed by Ava DuVernay (SELMA) from a script by Jennifer Lee (FROZEN). Jim Whitaker and Catherine Hand are producing the film, which will begin production later this year.
A Wrinkle in Time is currently set for release on July 28. It is one of many new moviesDisneyhas planned for 2017. Theirlive-actionslate also includes a new adaptation of the classic fairy taleBeauty and the Beast, which arrives in March. And Captain Jack Sparrow returns inPirates of the Caribbean: Dead men Tell No Talesin May. Take a look at the tweets from Storm’s co-stars which arrived upon news of her addition to the cast.
