Iman Vellani Lands First Non-Marvel Movie in YA Pic "Shiver"

Marvel star Iman Vellani has been cast in the upcoming movie adaptation of Maggie Stiefvater's New York Times bestselling YA fantasy novel "Shiver".

The cast also stars Sofia Wylie, Lyon Daniels, Alexander Ludwig, Ross Butler, Alicia Witt, Greg Kinnear, Maddie Ziegler, and Levi Miller.

"Shiver" was published in 2009 and was followed by three sequels in "The Wolves of Mercy Falls" series.

The adaptation is based on the first book of the series and follows Grace, who was attacked by a pack of wolves as a child. However, one of them—a yellow-eyed wolf — saved her, creating an inexplicable bond between them. 

Years later, she meets a young man named Sam with the exact same yellow eyes and immediately feels a connection to him. Their love story unfolds against the backdrop of mystical events, mysterious disappearances, and intrigues that reveal to Grace the true nature of Sam and his connection to the wolves. 

At the same time, as winter approaches, Sam must fight to hold on to his humanity — or risk losing himself, and Grace, forever.

The adaptation is being eyed as the first in a new franchise by the recently launched Simple House Films, which developed and fully financed the project. 

Production in Vancouver is underway, with Claire McCarthy, who previously helmed the Daisy Ridley-led movie Ophelia, directing from a script adapted for the screen by McCarthy and Jett Tattersall.

Simple House Films’ Addam Bramich, Ryan Hamilton, and Volodymyr Artemenko, CatchLight Studios’ Jeanette Volturno; and Ziegler are producing, with Anna Todd serving as executive producer.