Lucy Liu (Elementary) and Charles Melton (Warfare) are committed to star in Audition, with The Farewell‘s Lulu Wang and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok on board to adapt the Booker Prize-longlisted novel by Katie Kitamura. Wang will also direct.
“Bringing Katie Kitamura’s Audition to the screen is a thrilling challenge,” said Wang. “What makes it feel possible, and electrifying, is working with Lucy Liu and Charles Melton. They’re both such magnetic performers, and I can’t imagine better collaborators to step into this story with.”
The film is being produced by Higher Ground Productions and LAIKA, in association with Wang’s production company Local Time. Higher Ground was founded by President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, and Audition made the cut for President Obama’s summer 2025 reading list.
“Audition is a twisty thriller that follows a celebrated actress enjoying a charmed, bohemian life in Manhattan with her creative husband,” reads LAIKA and Higher Ground’s synopsis. “That is until a mysterious young man appears, claiming to be her long-lost son. What begins as a misguided reunion spirals into an enthralling mystery about identity, guilt, and the roles we perform.”
Producers include Wang, Higher Ground’s Vinnie Malhotra and Anikah McLaren, and LAIKA’s Travis Knight and Matt Levin. Lucy Liu, author Katie Kitamura, and LAIKA’s Jeremy Kipp Walker are serving as executive producers.
“Katie Kitamura’s Audition is a masterfully crafted psychological thriller that explores the complex layers of identity and performance,” stated Higher Ground’s Head of Film Anikah McLaren. “We’re thrilled to partner with LAIKA and Lulu, an incredibly talented and poignant filmmaker, to adapt this compelling narrative about family, deception, and self-discovery.”
“At LAIKA, we are always seeking out bold, emotional, and inventive stories, and Katie Kitamura’s Audition is exactly that,” said Matt Levin, President of Live Action Film & Series. “Lulu Wang is a brilliant and daring filmmaker we’ve long admired, and her unique vision and Higher Ground’s commitment to powerful storytelling make them the perfect partners to bring this extraordinary novel to the screen.”
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