You know those books that are so clearly begging for a Netflix adaptation, you can almost feel Ted Sarandos adding a wing to his summer home as you read them? There is perhaps no better recent example of this than Strangers, Belle Burden’s bestselling memoir about the sudden collapse of her 20-year marriage—and on Wednesday, not only did the streamer announce that a Strangers movie was, indeed, on its way, but it also confirmed that the project would star and be executive-produced by none other than Gwyneth Paltrow.
The role makes total sense for Paltrow for several reasons. Not only are she and Burden both very blonde and quite fancy, but the Goop founder and on-again-off-again actor has played a major role in modern divorce discourse. Besides, the film will follow Paltrow’s celebrated appearance in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, which cast her as a glamorous but disenchanted wife to a very wealthy man. (Hm!)
If Marty Supreme marked the first time in six years that Paltrow had made a major motion picture, Strangers will mark the first time in more than a decade that she has had a leading role. (Her last was in the 2015 action-comedy Mordecai.) Needless to say, we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for further developments. Long may the Paltrowaissance continue!