THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE (in Development)

Wentworth Miller

• THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE

The star of Prison Break and the writer behind the screenplay for Stoker, Wentworth Miller is now being courted to take up the adaptation of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. 

Written by David Wroblewski, the bestselling literary novel follows the titular protagonist, a mute boy in the American heartland who raises a fictional breed of dog with his family. 

The story is actually a contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, whereby certain aspects of the story as obviously been changed.  The novel was part of Oprah Winfrey’s book club in 2008; Winfrey will produce alongside Kate Forte, partnering with Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman