Get ready, Netflix is about to release a sci-fi thriller this fall that is reminiscent of Divergent. In addition, several stars from the catalog are in the cast!
Expected on September 13 on the Netflix catalog, Uglies should please all fans of Divergent and dystopian thrillers. Inspired by the eponymous novel by Scott Westerfield, this feature film directed by McG and written by Krista Vernoff is set in a futuristic world that imposes cosmetic surgery from the age of 16. Joey King, a familiar face to Netflix subscribers, plays Tally, a young woman eager to conform to society’s expectations. But when one of her friends runs away, Tally sets out to find her, on a journey that will turn everything she believes in upside down. After discovering the world of rebels, Tally learns that perfect beauty and absolute happiness hide more than a state secret: manipulation. Which direction will she take? Become a rebel and stay as she is, or succumb to perfection?
Joey King, Chase Stokes… Who are the other Netflix stars in the cast of the film? Uglies ?
In addition to Joey King, recently seen as Zara Ford in The family’s underbelly with Zac Efron, Uglies is worn by Chase Stokes, one of the stars of Outer Banks. Netflix subscribers will also be very familiar with Laverne Cox, who plays Sophia Burset in Orange is the New Black or more recently Kacy Duke in Inventing Anna. Brianne Thu (High School)Keith Powers (Totally his style)Jillian Murray, Kevin Miles and Robert Palmer Watkins round out the cast.
Ugliesthe adaptation of a successful novel on Netflix
If Netflix decided to offer a film adaptation of Ugliesthis is because the book was a huge success with the public. The novel received in particular more than twenty awards, including the 2006 American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults. Full of suspense, it reveals a frightening painting of a world where beauty is obligatory. On the Fnac website, Uglies displays an average of 4.5/5. “I really liked this book. Being a big fan of the Twilight saga, I wondered who would dethrone Twilight from my heart (it’s a bit silly, I admit) And I found the book that I prefer or at least that is largely equal. This book is simply fascinating, we wonder how the writer had the imagination to create such a story. I never got tired of the book and it is simply a real pleasure to read it”writes a reader. “This book is simply the best I have read! It is the best of the series. Even if the writing is simple, the story is very original, it is really out of the ordinary. I who do not really like books that take place in the future, this one quickly made me change my mind. It is not a future as we imagine it. I really recommend this book and the complete series to everyone!”, can also be read.
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