Where the Crawdads Sing

'Where the Crawdads Sing' is the subject of some controversy because of its connection to a decades-old murder that took place in Africa.

From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery set to hit the big screens when Where The Crawdads Sing movie is released at the cinema and fans are ...

Until then you can get a glimpse of what is to come with the official trailer below… Where The Crawdads Sing movie is based on the best-selling book of the same name by Delia Owens which was published in 2018. “What d’ya mean, where the crawdads sing? Where The Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumours of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story. Taylor Swift has written and performed a song for it called Carolina and she shared the news with her followers on Instagram. She said, “Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago.

Delia Owen's best-selling novel "Where The Crawdads Sing" is coming to the big screen very soon.

You'll hear it fully soon, but for now, check out the @crawdadsmovie trailer for a clip!" She wrote: "Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago. Where The Crawdads Sing is out in theatres on Friday, July 15. Daisy Edgar-Jones and Taylor John Smith lead the cast of Where the Crawdads Sing. As soon as I heard there was a film in the works starring the incredible @daisyedgarjones and produced by the brilliant @reesewitherspoon, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the musical side. Where the Crawdads Sing is an adaption of the novel of the same name by Delia Owens.

At once a gripping mystery and a remarkable tale of perseverance, the latest buzzy literary adaptation is bound to be a blockbuster success.

Kya learns to fend for herself and develops a deep communion with the landscape, but she faces ridicule from her classmates and the townspeople, who nickname her “The Marsh Girl.” Kindness comes in the form of Tate Walker, who teaches her to read and write, and becomes her first love. A series of clues lead local investigators to believe that Kya committed the murder; they jail her without bail and put her on trial, forcing her to prove her innocence in a twisty-turny courtroom drama. Adapted from the bestselling 2018 novel by Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing is the story of Kya Clark, also known as “The Marsh Girl.” Abandoned as a child by her mother, then by her abusive father, Kya grows up virtually alone from the age of six onward, running wild through the marshes of her coastal North Carolina community.

Starring alongside Edgar-Jones is a call sheet consisting of Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., and David Strathairn.

A BAFTA and Golden Globe Award nominated actress, Edgar-Jones will absolutely bring the heat as the outcast girl from the marshes. When one of those young men turns up dead at the bottom of a fire tower, we see Kya being tracked down by the authorities and ultimately arrested. Opening on a courtroom scene in the fictional town of Barkley Cove, the trailer shows the dark and intriguing tale surrounding “the marsh girl.” Viewers are taken through Kya’s early life, a time when she was happy with her mother before she’s left behind.

The movie is based on Delia Owen's bestselling 2018 novel of the same name and stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya.

On location of the 1960s-set film adaptation in the Deep South, from the marshes in Louisiana to the fishing village of Houma.

Create a personalised content profile. Select personalised ads. Select personalised content. Create a personalised ads profile. Select basic ads. The film adaptation of Where The Crawdads Sing has been eagerly awaited almost since the phenomenal popularity of the 2018 novel by Delia Owens. The 1960s-set story combines a coming-of-age tale, following the adolescence of Kya who is abandoned by her family in the wetlands of the Deep South, with a murder mystery, the two strands combined by a deep sense of place.

Based on Delia Owens' bestselling novel, "Where the Crawdads Sing" stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as a murder suspect in the South.

The “Legally Blonde 3” star added, “If you’d come to me when I was 23, I would’ve loved to play Kya. That’s part of why I get excited to be a producer. “It felt amazing to be among such an incredibly talented group of women,” Edgar-Jones said. Reese Witherspoon serves as producer after selecting “Where the Crawdads Sing” for her famed book club.

Sony has released a new trailer for “Where the Crawdads Sing,” an upcoming thriller starring Daisy Edgar-Jones set to hit theaters July 24.

In addition to Edgar-Jones, “Where the Crawdads Sing” also stars Harris Dickinson (“Beach Rats”) as Kya’s friend Tate and Taylor John Smith (“Sharp Objects”) as Chase, the murdered ex-lover who, before his death, lied to Kya about marriage and then attacked her after she tried to end things. And her characters are so incredibly special, and deep and complex — particularly Kya, of course,” said Edgar-Jones in a video post promoting the film on “Where the Crawdads Sing’s” Instagram last February. “I would describe Kya as fiercely resilient, wonderfully curious and strong. Reese Witherspoon, who selected Owens’ novel for her book club in 2018, is among the film’s producers.

Based on Delia Owens' 2018 novel of the same name, Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, the abandoned, so-called “Marsh Girl” who raises herself in ...

“I wrote the song ‘Carolina’ alone and asked my friend [Aaron Dessner] to produce it. I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story.” (Swift added that a full version of the track will be released soon.) Based on Delia Owens’ 2018 novel of the same name, Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, the abandoned, so-called “Marsh Girl” who raises herself in the marshlands near the fictional North Carolina town, Barkley Cove. When Kya gets older, she finds herself drawn to two men, but after one of them turns up dead, she’s immediately pegged as the main suspect, igniting an investigation that could reveal some long-held town secrets.

Daisy Edgar-Jones stars in the film adaptation of the hit mystery novel.

Where The Crawdads Sing was initially released as a best-selling novel in 2018. I didn’t want this story to end,” she wrote. “I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story.

"Where The Crawdads Sing": Breakout star Daisy Edgar-Jones ("Normal People") and Harrison Dickinson star in a new summer thriller for Sony.

Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. Hell, Taylor Swift just revealed she adored the book and wrote a song for the film called, “Carolina.” Aaron Dessner, from the National, who co-produced, and co-wrote songs for a few of her recent albums, produced the song. “Where The Crawdads Sing” has all the makings of a big alternative summer hit.

Taylor Swift debuts her new song 'Carolina' in the trailer for the Daisy Edgar-Jones-led Where the Crawdads Sing, in theaters July 15.

The actress selected Crawdads as her Reese's Book Club pick in September 2018, one month after the book came out. Where the Crawdads Sing follows Kya, who is abandoned by her family as a young girl living among the North Carolina marshes. I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story."

Fans of the bestselling novel Where the Crawdads Sing now get their first look into the swampland world built by author Delia Owens and brought to life by ...

The bestselling book has been adapted into a movie and Swift has created the song "Carolina" for the soundtrack.

she wrote in the caption. "I fell so deeply in love with the world that Delia created, she has such a poetry to her writing. "Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago," Swift wrote in the caption.

'Where the Crawdads Sing,' by Delia Owens, has been adapted into a movie produced by Reese Witherspoon and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones.

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The trailer, backed by Taylor Swift's haunting new song, "Carolina," brings the lush world of Delia Owens' bestselling novel and its heroine Kya (played by ...

WATCH: Reese Witherspoon is Working on a Movie Adaption of Where the Crawdads Sing "Being isolated was one thing; being hunted, quite another," Kya says in a voiceover near the middle of the trailer. Watch the Breathtaking First Trailer for Where the Crawdads Sing The trailer features a new single by Taylor Swift. The first trailer for Reese Witherspoon's highly anticipated adaptation of Where the Crawdads Sing is here! Where the Crawdads Sing was filmed in and around Houma and New Orleans. Like the book, the movie is also set in two different time periods.

The book that spent 150—yes, 150!—weeks on the New York Times bestseller list is coming to theaters this July. The movie adaptation for Delia Owens' Where ...

Watch the first trailer for the Where the Crawdads Sing movie, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya and featuring a new Taylor Swift song.

The film opens exclusively in movie theaters on July 15, 2022. The film hails from producer Reese Witherspoon, who produces through her Hello Sunshine banner. The adaptation stars “Normal People” and “Fresh” breakout Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community.

The movie adaptation of "Where the Crawdads Sing," the bestseller by Delia Owens, will hit the big screen in July.

Witherspoon’s company Hello Sunshine produced the film, directed by Olivia Newman with a screenplay by Lucy Alibar. The trailer shows Kya on the run from police, as she becomes a prime suspect. “Every creature does what it must to survive.” After Tate goes away to college, Kya meets Chase Andrews, played by Harris Dickinson, a resident of Barkley Cove, who expresses interest in her. She learns to paint and catch fresh mussels in exchange for enough money to support herself. But her elusive nature leads the rest of the small town to judge her, dubbing her “The Marsh Girl.”