White Noise (2022 film)
White Noise is an upcoming American drama film written and directed by Noah Baumbach, based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Don DeLillo. It is Baumbach's eleventh narrative feature film and the first not to be based upon an original story. Plot. Jack Gladney, professor of Hitler studies at The-College-on-the-Hill, husband to Babette, and father to four children/stepchildren, is torn asunder by "the Airborne Toxic Event", a cataclysmic train accident that casts chemical waste over his town. Production. Development. On July 28, 2004, Barry Sonnenfeld was set  to direct the film adaptation of "White Noise" from a script by Stephen Schiff. In 2016, Uri Singer acquired the rights to the book and pushed the project into development. On October 17, 2016, Michael Almereyda was set to write and direct the film adaptation. On January 13, 2021, it was revealed that Noah Baumbach would be adapting the film for Netflix with Baumbach producing with David Heyman and Uri Singer. Casting. On December 22, 2020, Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig were cast in the film. In April 2021, Raffey Cassidy, May Nivola and Sam Nivola joined the cast of  the film. In June 2021, Jodie Turner-Smith entered negotiations to join the cast. She would confirm her involvement the next month, as well as revealing Don Cheadle would star as well. In August 2021, it was announced André Benjamin had joined the cast of the film. Filming. Principal photography began in June 2021, under the working title "Wheat Germ". Filming took place in Ohio, including Cleveland Heights, Wellington, Oberlin, Dorset, Andrews Osborne Academy in Willoughby, Ohio and Perry Township. Filming took place in downtown Cleveland on November 4, 2021 with scenes shot on the Hope Memorial Bridge. Release. As  of September 18, 2020, the film is expected to be released in 2022.