Shirley (upcoming film)

Shirley is an upcoming American film directed by Josephine Decker and starring Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg.

Premise
Shirley follows "a young couple that moves in with Jackson and her Bennington College professor-husband, Stanley Hyman, in the hopes of starting a new life. Instead, they find themselves fodder for a psycho-drama that inspires Jackson's next major novel."

Cast

 * Elisabeth Moss as Shirley Jackson
 * Michael Stuhlbarg as Stanley Edgar Hyman
 * Logan Lerman
 * Odessa Young as Rose

Development
On May 16, 2018, it was announced that Josephine Decker was set to direct an adaptation of Susan Scarf Merrell's novel Shirley, based on a screenplay by Sarah Gubbins. Producers were set to include Jeffrey Soros, Simon Horsman, Christine Vachon, David Hinojosa, Elisabeth Moss, Sue Naegle, and Gubbins. Production companies involved with the film were slated to consist of Los Angeles Media Fund and Killer Films.

Casting
Alongside the initial production announcement, it was confirmed that Elisabeth Moss and Michael Stuhlbarg had been cast as Shirley Jackson and Stanley Hyman, respectively. On September 6, 2018, it was announced that Odessa Young and Logan Lerman had joined the cast of the film.

Filming
Principal photography for the film began in late July 2018 in Jefferson Heights, New York.