Storm Reid Cast as Meg Murry in Disney’s A WRINKLE IN TIME
With the news that Director Ava DuVernay (SELMA) will be the first African American to direct a $100 Million dollar movie, the upcoming Disney film, a live action adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s A WRINKLE IN TIME, there is going to be much written about the movie and any news related to this highly anticipated release.
And so the first bit of new is that Walt Disney Studios just announced that 13-year-old Storm Reid will play the lead role of Meg Murry.
Said Director Ava DuVernay, “After an extensive search that spanned multiple dimensions, we’re overjoyed to welcome Storm Reid to WRINKLE IN TIME as our beloved “Meg.” Storm is a tremendously talented young actress who embodies the hopes, dreams and spirit of a character much loved by audiences worldwide for generations. I can’t wait to work with Storm as we chronicle Meg’s epic quest, alongside Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling as Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who. Tesser well!”
About Storm Reid
Reid’s first theatrical film role was in the Academy Award-winning 12 YEARS A SLAVE where she played Emily, and she has also appeared in AMERICAN GIRL: LEA TO THE RESCUE and SLEIGHT, which premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Most recently, she shot a starring role in Judy Greer’s directorial debut A HAPPENING OF MONUMENTAL PROPROTIONS (2017), alongside Allison Janney, Common and Bradley Whitford. She is represented by Stella Alex from the Savage Agency, Principato-Young Entertainment, and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson.
Reid joins a cast which already includes Oprah Winfrey in the role of Mrs. Which, Reese Witherspoon in the role of Mrs. Whatsit and Mindy Kaling in the role of Mrs. Who.
What is great about the announcement is the following series of tweets from the Storm’s co-stars, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling.
Stay tuned for details about the movie as they are announced.
