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Paramount Acquires “Midnight Library” Rights, Pugh Stars

5/29/2026

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Paramount Pictures bought the film rights to Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library for $36 million.
Garth Davis will direct Florence Pugh as Nora Seed.
StudioCanal will keep rights in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa while territory-split talks continue.
Pre-production starts this autumn, filming is planned for early next year, and the $70 million budget makes it the largest European production.

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Story summary

Paramount Pictures bought the film rights to Matt Haig’s novel The Midnight Library for $36 million.
Garth Davis will direct Florence Pugh as Nora Seed.
StudioCanal will keep rights in the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Benelux, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa while territory-split talks continue.
Pre-production starts this autumn, filming is planned for early next year, and the $70 million budget makes it the largest European production.