Past Lives star Greta Lee is trading romantic drama for psychological horror with her directorial debut, a feature adaptation of Monika Kim's novel The Eyes Are the Best Part.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, Lee writes and directs for Searchlight Pictures, with Matt Jackson and Joanne Lee of Jackson Pictures producing. Also producing are Lulu Wang via her banner Local Time and Dani Melia. Kim will exec produce.
Released in 2024 by Erewhon Books, The Eyes are the Best Part tells the story of a family falling apart as well as the making of a female serial killer from a Korean-American perspective. Set in Los Angeles, the book tells the story of a woman named Ji-won, whose life unravels after her father has an affair and then leaves the family. She finds an inventive way to satiate her rage and hunger.
The New York Times named The Eyes Are the Best Part one of their Best Horror Books of 2024, calling it “as emotional as it is brutal” and labelling Kim as an author to watch.
