Italian film director Luca Guadagnino in talks to direct Lord Of The Flies

Luca Guadagnino is currently helming his first television series, We Are Who We Are, or HBO.

Luca Guadagnino (Photo | AP)

Luca Guadagnino of Call Me By Your Name and Suspiria-fame has been approached by Warner Bros to direct William Golding’s novel Lord Of The Flies.

Having re-acquired the rights in 2017, the studio is also in talks with Known Universe, the production company founded by tentpole writers Lindsey Beer, Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Nicole Perlman, to executive produce the film.

Guadagnino is currently helming his first television series, We Are Who We Are, or HBO.