John Green's Turtles All The Way Down Gets A Very Cool 25-Year-Old Director

Turtles all of the Way Down has noticed its director! Hannah Marks has been selected to helm the movie adapted from John Green's latest novel — and she's going to prepare some history in the process. At just 25 years old, Marks is set to be one of the youngest female studio directors ever.


certainly, it makes sense that Green and corporation would want a youthful eye beyond the camera with its story firmly situated in the YA genre. The perfect seller, which first hit bookshelves October 2017, is about Aza, a 16-year-old with OCD who attempts to solve a mystery surrounding fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett.


Marks already boasts a very cool résumé. She made her feature directorial debut with After Everything, which was instantly adored by critics following its 2018 South by Southwest premiere. Marks also has several acting credits, including a starring role in 2018 indie rom-com Banana Split alongside Dylan Sprouse. Making her a true triple-threat in the film industry, Marks also wrote both of these movies.


And just in case that isn't enough to convince you that this movie has good potential, here's something else: Love, Simon scribes Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker wrote the Turtles screenplay.


The news has been a long time coming. It's been over per year since Green first announced that he was in early discussions with Fox 2000 — the studio beyond Paper Towns and The Fault in Our Stars — to adapt his latest novel into a big screen experience. Hopefully this latest bit of data indicates that each person is prepared to move forward speedily) on the project.


Although if not, the Turtles adaptation is just one bit of upcoming visual content from Green that we can get excited about. In October, Hulu's Looking for Alaska series found its two leads in Charlie Plummer (as Miles) and Kristine Froseth (as Alaska), and then, in December, Netflix reported plans to prepare Let It Snow — the novel he wrote alongside Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle — into a Christmas rom-com, due out at the end of this year.