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Joey King and McG teaming with Netflix for Uglies

October 2, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Netflix has announced that The Kissing Booth star Joey King is teaming with The Babysitter director McG for an adaptation of Scott Westerfeld’s dystopian fantasy novel Uglies.

Uglies takes place “in a world in which a compulsory operation at 16 wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty by conforming to an ideal standard of beauty.”

As revealed by Deadline, King is a fan of the book series and brought the property to Netflix herself. As well as starring, the Emmy-nominated actress will serve as executive producer on the project.

SEE ALSO: The Kissing Booth’s Joey King in talks to join Brad Pitt in Bullet Train

Uglies will mark King’s fourth collaboration with Netflix after The Kissing Booth and The Kissing Booth 2, as well as a third instalment which is already shot. Director McG is also becoming a Netflix regular with his last three films – The Babysitter, Rim of the World and The Babysitter: Killer Queen – all produced and distribution by the streamer.

 

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Joey King, mcg, netflix, uglies

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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