I Am Not Alone: Jessica Chastain to Lead Netflix’s Sci-Fi Horror Movie

I Am Not Alone: Jessica Chastain to Lead Netflix’s Sci-Fi Horror Movie

According to Deadline, Netflix is currently in final negotiations to acquire the film adaptation rights to Chris Hicks’ short story titled I Am Not Alone. Oscar winner Jessica Chastain (Mama) is attached for the leading role in the sci-fi horror drama, with Lovecraft Country director Misha Green signing on as its director and writer. Netflix defeated four other major studios in an intense bidding competition for the project, with a reported high-six-figure deal. In addition to starring, Chastain will also be producing through her Freckle Picture banner with Green and Kelly Carmichael. I Am Not Alone will follow the story...

According to Deadline, Netflix is currently in final negotiations to acquire the film adaptation rights to Chris Hicks’ short story titled I Am Not Alone. Oscar winner Jessica Chastain (Mama) is attached for the leading role in the sci-fi horror drama, with Lovecraft Country director Misha Green signing on as its director and writer. Netflix defeated four other major studios in an intense bidding competition for the project, with a reported high-six-figure deal. In addition to starring, Chastain will also be producing through her Freckle Picture banner with Green and Kelly Carmichael. I Am Not Alone will follow the story of a mother of a young daughter, whose life changes when she started seeing creatures caused by her unbearable migraines. It is described as “a grounded sci-fi story about a mother forced to defend her family against a threat only she can see.” Additional producers include Genre Films’ Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon, Bread Circuses Entertainment’s Craig Flores, Scott Glassgold, and Peter Katz. This marks Kinberg’s second collaboration with Chastain after working together in The Martian, Dark Phoenix, and The 355. “I’m a massive fan of Misha’s work, and been friends with Craig for years, so when I got sent this story and heard they were involved, I absolutely flipped out,” Kinberg said in a statement. “Misha’s vision for it is unlike anything I’ve ever seen. And getting to work with Jessica again makes it even dreamer.”