A film based on Snowglobe, the young adult dystopian thriller from South Korea that is scheduled for publication in English next year, is in the works.
CJ Entertainment, the film production company known for movies such as Snowpiercer and the Oscar-winning Parasite, is developing the film, Delacorte Press said in a news release.
Snowglobe, written by Soyoung Park, was published in South Korea in 2020. It is set in a dystopian world wracked by climate change, where residents of a domed city are protected from the freezing cold and their lives form the basis of a 24-hour reality TV program. When one of the city’s prominent residents is found dead, a teenage girl lookalike from outside the city is asked to take her place.
The English-language version of the novel, the first in a duology, is translated by Joungmin Lee Comfort. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus called it “transporting and unputdownable; an appealing combination of deep and page-turning.”
Delacorte Vice President and Senior Executive Editor Krista Marino said in a statement, “As I read Snowglobe for the first time, I was shocked by how a debut author was able to take familiar tropes and create a story that was completely original and transportive. Again and again, I was surprised and delighted by its twists and turns, and impressed by Soyoung Park’s astute commentary on consumerism, identity, and what our future holds.”
The English-language translation of Snowglobe is slated for publication on Feb. 27, 2024. There’s no word yet on a release date for the film adaptation.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
