 In January 2015, it was reported that Rob Marshall is set to direct the movie, and Meryl Streep was rumored to star in it.Tony Award-winning playwright and Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan has expressed interest in writing a film adaptation of "Follies".In November 2019, it was announced that Dominic Cooke will adapt the screenplay and direct the film, after having directed the successful 2017 revival in the National Theatre in London, which returned in 2019 because of popular demand.