''Nightbitch'' is an upcoming film directed and written by

Marielle Heller Marielle Stiles Heller (born October 1, 1979) is an American writer, director, and actress. She is best known for directing the films ''The Diary of a Teenage Girl'' (2015), ''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' (2018), and ''A Beautiful Day in the Neig ...

and stars

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. The film is adapted from the 2021 novel of the same name by

Rachel Yoder Rachel Yoder is an American writer from Iowa City, Iowa, best known for her novel '' Nightbitch''. Life and career Yoder grew up in an intentional Mennonite community in Ohio, before attending the University of Iowa Non-Fiction writing program ...

Synopsis

A woman taking care of her toddler begins to believe that she is turning into a canine.

Cast

Scoot McNairy John Marcus "Scoot" McNairy (born November 11, 1977) is an American actor and film producer. He is known for his roles in ''Monsters'', ''Argo'', ''Killing Them Softly'', '' 12 Years a Slave'', '' Gone Girl'', and '' Batman v Superman: Dawn of J ...

Ella Thomas Ella A. Thomas (born 1981) is an Eritrean American actress, model and producer. Biography Thomas was born to an Eritrean mother from Asmara and an American Air Force officer, who was stationed in Eritrea. When she was still a child, Thomas' ...

* Garrett C. Phillips *

Mary Holland Mary Holland (born June 24, 1985) is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Early life and education Holland was born and raised in Galax, Virginia. She attended Interlochen Center for the Arts and earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from North ...

Production

Development

In July 2020,

Annapurna Pictures Annapurna Pictures is an independent American media company founded by Megan Ellison in 2011, that specializes in film production, live theatre production, television through its Annapurna Television division, and video game publishing through i ...

acquired the film rights to the then-unpublished '' Nightbitch'', written by

, with

attached to star and produce. Stacy O'Neil of Adams' Bond Group Management production company will co-produce the film alongside

Megan Ellison Margaret Elizabeth Ellison (born January 31, 1986) is an American film producer and entrepreneur. She is the founder of Annapurna Pictures, established in 2011. She produced the films ''Zero Dark Thirty'' (2012), '' Her'' (2013), '' American Hu ...

Sue Naegle Sue Naegle is an Americans, American business executive. She was the president of HBO Entertainment from 2008 until 2013, when she departed and formed her own production company. She formerly worked as chief content officer at Annapurna Pictures. I ...

and Sammy Scher, while Yoder would serve as executive producer. ''

Can You Ever Forgive Me? ''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' is a 2018 American biographical film directed by Marielle Heller and with a screenplay by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, based on the 2008 confessional memoir of the same name by Lee Israel. Melissa McCarthy stars ...

'' filmmaker

connected with Yoder's novel and began to quietly develop the film alongside Adams during the

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Pre-production

In March 2022, filming was scheduled to begin in the fall of that year. In May, the film shifted from Annapurna to

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, who won out from five other bidders after purchasing the film rights for $25 million. At this time, Heller's involvement was officially confirmed. Christina Oh, Adam Paulsen, and Heller had boarded the film as producers, while Scher moved to executive producer with Havilah Brewster. On June 27, 2022,

joined the film.

Filming

Production was intended to begin in September 2022 in

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. It began in October 2022, with the announcement of

and Garrett C. Phillips having joined the cast. On October 21, 2022,

joined the cast.

Release

''Nightbitch'' will be distributed by

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at an undisclosed date.

References

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