'The Midnight Library' Starring Florence Pugh Lands at Paramount for $36 Million

"The Midnight Library," the feature adaptation of Matt Haig's novel with director Garth Davis and actress Florence Pugh attached, has landed at Paramount for $36 million. Paramount is said to have beaten out both Focus Features and Sony, who were reportedly also looking to secure the North American rights (as well as unspecified foreign markets) for the film. The worldwide sales for "The Midnight Library" was launched during the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, where word first surfaced of the bidding war over the project. Earlier this month, Studiocanal and Blueprint Pictures, who first . . .