According to The Hollywood Reporter, Olivia Newman will direct the film adaptation of Delia Owen’s debut novel Where the Crawdads Sing for Sony Pictures.
Witherspoon picked Where the Crawdads Sing as her book of the month for September 2018, which helped it reach The New York Times bestseller list.
To date, it is currently the No. 1 hardcover fiction and No. 1 in audio with over 7 million copies sold worldwide.
Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter will serve as producers via their Hello Sunshine banner for 3000 Pictures.