EXCLUSIVE: Annapurna Pictures won an auction and got the rights to Rachel Yoder’s upcoming debut novel Nightbitch The novel will unfold as a star vehicle for actress Amy Adams, a six-time Oscar nominee.
The author will adapt the novel and will be executive producer alongside Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and Sammy Scher for Annapurna. Adams and Stacy O’Neil will produce through Bond Group Entertainment.
Exposing the absurd and savage truths of motherhood, Nightbitch It is a darkly comical narration of an unidentified woman and former artist, pushed into domestic life after the birth of her son, who becomes increasingly concerned and convinced that he is becoming a dog. The book will be published by Doubleday in the summer of 2021.
The film marks the fifth collaboration between Annapurna and Adams: past collaborations emerged The Master, American Hustle, Her and Vice. Adams has Oscar Noms for The Master, American Hustle and Vice.
Adams wrapped the one directed by Ron Howard Hillbilly Elegy and the one directed by Joe Wright The woman at the window.
Yoder is represented by CAA and Monika Woods of Triangle House Literary; Adams is represented by WME, Linden Entertainment and Sloane, Offer.
