Fresh off her nomination at the 94th Academy Awards, Lily Gladstone is toplining what could be another smash hit for the actress.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Gladstone will star in The Memory Police, by writer Charlie Kaufman and director Reed Morano.
Charlie Kaufman is quite the cult favorite, with his best-known works being Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Morano is known for helming episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale and indie hit I Think We’re Alone Now.
The Memory Police is based on the acclaimed 1994 science fiction novel by Yoko Ogawa, and will see Ogawa producing alongside filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
THR describes the novel as “a parable taking place on an unnamed island off an unnamed coast where a majority of the island’s residents are subject to collective amnesia. They endure a process of forgetting things, including objects, people, and daily rituals, with the amnesia enforced by an organization called The Memory Police. In the story, a novelist tries to hide her editor, who can still remember, from the Memory Police, while he encourages her to write her book.”
Gladstone made history when she became the first Native American actor to be nominated for an Oscar for her performance in Scorsese’s historical drama Killers of the Flower Moon.
