The Semplica Girl Diaries | Richard Ayoade

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BAFTA winner Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) has been set to direct and stars in The Semplica Girl Diaries, written by Ayoade and Booker Prize-winning author George Saunders.

Ayoade and Lydia Fox (The Souvenir 1 & 2) will lead the cast and we hear from sources in the market that there are early talks with A-list U.S. and UK talent including Ben Stiller, Jesse Eisenberg and Sally Hawkins. None are signed on yet.

Adapted from the story of the same name, which was originally published in The New Yorker, the film is set in a near-future world in which real-life ‘Semplica Girls’ are imported from impoverished countries across the globe to serve as decorative items for the wealthy. [+]