Rosemarie DeWitt,Luke Kirby, andJudith Lightwill star in a film adaptation of the 2010 bookOut Of My Mind.According to Deadline, the three have been cast in the upcoming adaptation for Disney+.
The film will follow Melody Brooks (played byPhoebe-Ray Taylor), a girl with cerebral palsy, who is not given the same opportunities as her fellow students. When a young educator named Katherine (played byCourtney Taylor) sees how smart Melody is, she encourages her to participate in mainstream education.
DeWitt will play Melody’s mother Diane. The character is described as an advocate for her daughter. DeWitt’s previous work includes 2018’sThe Professor(directed byWayne Roberts),Song of Back and Neck(directed byPaul Lieberstein), andArizona(directed byJonathan Watson). Kirby will play Melody’s father Chuck, who is described as supportive. His previous work includes 2020’sPercy(directed byClark Johnson), 2018’sLittle Woods(directed byNia DaCosta) andAnother Kind of Wedding(directed byPat Kiely). Light will play the Brooks family’s neighbor Mrs. V. Although Mrs. V is eccentric, she shows that she does care about Melody. Light’s previous work includes 2021’sTick, Tick… Boom!(directed byLin-Manuel Miranda), 2019’sBefore You Know It(directed byHannah Pearl Utt), and 2014’sWe’ll Never Have Paris(directed bySimon HelbergandJocelyn Towne). The film will also starMichael Chernusas Mr. Dimming, Melody’s teacher. Mr. Dimming is also the coach of the school’s trivia team.
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The 2010 novel the film is based on was written bySharon Draper.Out Of My Mindwill be directed byAmber Sealeywho previously directed 2021’sNo Man of God,which also starred Kirby. The film’s screenplay was written byDaniel Stieplemanwho previously wrote the screenplay for 2018’sOn the Basis of Sex(directed byMimi Leder).Peter SarafandDan Angelwill be producers for the film whileMichael B. Clark,Alex Turtletaub,Jeff Skoll,Robert Kessel,Tom Mazza,Dave Calver Jones, andBrian Gottwill be executive producers. Multiple people from the cerebral palsy and AAC (augmentative and alternative communication device) community have been a part of the film’s production team as well. The film will be produced by Big Beach, Participant, Everywhere Studios LLC and Disney Branded Television.
No official release date has been announced for whenOut Of My Mindwill premiere on Disney+. In the meantime, check out the trailer for Sealey and Kirby’s previous collaborationNo Man of Godbelow:
