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Los Angeles: 'Little Women' and 'Midsommar' star Florence Pugh is all set to star in a new adaptation of Emma Donoghue's novel 'The Wonder'.

Donoghue's novel 'Room' was adapted in 2015 for the Oscar-winning film of the same name.

'The Wonder' revolves around a young girl in 1859 Ireland, who stops eating and drinking but still lives without ailments. A nurse named Lib Wright travels to the small village in the Irish Midlands to witness the strange phenomena. What ensues is a historical drama, a biting psychological thriller and a meditation on good and evil, reported 'Deadline'.

'A Fantastic Woman' director Sebasti n Lelio will direct 'The Wonder' from a script by Alice Birch. Birch wrote the screenplay of the 2016 drama 'Lady Macbeth', also starring Pugh.

The production of the film adaption will begin in August in Ireland.

Pugh will be seen next in Scarlett Johansson-starrer 'Black Widow' and Olivia Wilde's 'Don't Worry Darling'.