Pick up a copy of the first books today and delve into the dystopian world of the Uglies. Haven’t read the books yet? The time is now! While there’s no release date yet, the movie is set to release on Netflixĭon’t mind me, just getting ready to add this to my ever-growing watch list. Not only has he directed both Charlie’s Angels movies from the early 2ooos but he also directed the pilot to a little-known TV show called The Shadowhunters. Now I know what you’re thinking, “who?” You might not know his name, but you know his work. But, we are sooooo excited to see who they play! McG has signed on to direct!

While Joey King will be playing Tally, Keith Powers, Brianne Tju and Chase Stoke’s roles are not yet disclosed. And we’re a fan of hers, so it’s a win-win situation! Keith Powers, Brianne Tju & Chase Stokes joined Joey King! Everything We Know About the Uglies Movie So Far Joey King is set to star as Tally Youngblood!Īccording to Deadline’s exclusive announcement of the project Joey King has been a fan of the books for years. Here’s everything we know so far about the Uglies movie. Pretties Scott Westerfeld Simon and Schuster, Juvenile Fiction - 384 pages 2 Reviews Reviews arent verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when its identified The. It is one of those moments, and I’ve had a lot of these moments, where I’m like, ‘Just punch me.’ But this one was a dream for so long and it happened, and I don’t care if the movie does amazingly or not amazingly, I’ll never ever forget how special it was for me to make that.Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series has been optioned for a movie and we can’t wait to see Tally on the big screen. And now I made it happen with such a great group of people, and it’s looking fantastic. It was zero effects, zero coloring, zero special effects edited in, and it made my heart skip a beat because I’m such a big fan of this book series and have been since I was 11-years-old, and I’ve wanted to play Tally Youngblood for that along. We finished filming in December, and McG was so generous and showed a lot of the footage to me and the cast while we were still shooting, and god, it looks cool already. “McG is so smart and just was the perfect person I think to make this film.

On top of that? King insisted McG was the right director to helm the film and even teased some footage she was able to see while in production:

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