George Clooney to Direct and Star in Film Adaptation of Good Morning, Midnight for Netflix

George Clooney is stepping into both the lead actor and directing roles for the forthcoming Netflix film adaptation of Good Morning, Midnight, the streamer announced Monday.

An as-of-yet-untitled adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s novel, the post-apocalyptic tale tells the parallel story of Augustine (Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, and an astronaut aboard a spacecraft that’s returning home to Earth. The story follows Augustine as he tries to make contact with the spacecraft and its inhabitant.

The novel was named one of the best books of 2017 by the Chicago Review of Books, and the film’s script is set to be adapted by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, Overlord). In addition to starring and directing, Clooney will produce alongside Smokehouse Pictures’ Grant Heslov (Catch-22, Argo). The two will also produce alongside Anonymous Content and Syndicate Entertainment, who originally sourced the material.

“Grant and I couldn’t be more excited to be involved with this incredible project,” Clooney said in a statement. “Mark is a writer we’ve long admired and his script is haunting. We’re thrilled to be working with our friends at Netflix, as well.”