Barry Jenkins, the Oscar-winning director of Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk, is set to direct an adaption of Colson Whitehead’s 1999 novel The Intuitionist. While the project is still in the early stages of pre-production, Jenkins appears to have confirmed that he’s involved in adapting the novel as a matter of priority.
In an interview with IndieWire to mark the Criterion release of his 2021 TV series The Underground Railroad, later shared by Reel Updates, Jenkins confirmed the rumours surrounding the project. “Yeah, there’s a script, and the script is awesome. We’re just trying to put it together, but that is still in the offing,” he said. “It’s my [favourite] book by him, too, which I tell him all the time.”
This would mark the second time Jenkins has adapted a Colson Whitehead novel, after the aforementioned Prime Video series based on The Underground Railroad. The show was acclaimed by critics, winning the Golden Globe for Best Television Miniseries or Television Film, and the BAFTA for Best International Programme. It remains unclear whether this project would take shape as a feature film or limited series, though the reference to a “script” would hint towards the former.
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Of course, the full production of The Intuitionist is still bound to be quite a way off. Jenkins is currently in post-production for Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel and sequel to Disney’s 2019 live-action reboot. Other rumoured projects include an adaption of the climate change documentary Virunga and an Alvin Ailey biopic, though both projects have gone quiet.
Published in 1999, The Intuitionist follows Lila Mae Watson, an elevator inspector working for the Intuitionists to deduce whether this unspecified dystopia’s crucial elevator services are up to scratch. It was well received upon release, earning the New York Times’ Notable Book Award.
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