*Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling are reportedly in talks to join Oprah Winfrey in “A Wrinkle in Time,” Ava DuVernay and Disney’s adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s classic children’s book.
The story centers on a young girl who finds herself on an interplanetary journey with a schoolmate and her younger brother to locate her missing father, a scientist. They are aided on their quest by a trio of supernatural beings, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which.
Witherspoon would play Mrs. Whatsit, a former celestial being who looks like a grandmotherly hobo, and Kaling would play the literature-quoting Mrs. Who, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo would join Oprah Winfrey, who has already been cast as Mrs. Which.
DuVernay is directing from a script by “Frozen” writer and co-director Jennifer Lee. Jim Whitaker is producing with Catherine Hand. Tendo Nagenda and Jessica Virtue are overseeing for the studio.
A November start in Los Angeles is scheduled.
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