Director Garrett Bradley To Helm Screen Adaptation Of Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Parable Of The Sower’ For A24
Deadline is reporting that Time director Garrett Bradley is set to direct the screen adaptation Octavia E. Butler’s science fiction odyssey Parable of the Sower, the first in a two-book series, for A24.
Set in a near-future Los Angeles devastated by societal collapse, a teenager with a unique gift must lead humanity in a battle against extinction.
Originally published in 1993, the book has recently been rediscovered by fans and appeared on the New York Times bestseller list for the first time in September 2020, fulfilling a lifelong dream of Butler’s.
Paul Mezey will produce the film. The rights deal was negotiated by Anonymous Content on behalf of Merrilee Heifetz at Writers House. A24 will finance and distribute.
The project would mark Bradley’s first feature film at a major studio following a run of critically acclaimed documentaries including the Oscar-nominated Time from Amazon Studios. Her newly released docuseries Naomi Osaka recently premiered on Netflix to acclaim.