PEOPLE The Complete Guide to A Wrinkle In Time: Inside the Classic Novel's Journey to the Screen

By The Editors of PEOPLE

It was a dark and stormy night...

The fantastical journey of awkward and plucky heroine Meg Murry explodes onto the big screen with an all-star cast in Disney's blockbuster adaptation of the classic children's novel A Wrinkle In Time, directed by Academy Award-nominated director Ava DuVernay. Meg, her precocious little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin travel to bizarre and extraordinary alien worlds on an epic quest to rescue her father. The idealism and humanity of the award-winning story and its timeless depiction of the struggle of love against the essence of evil has maintained its popularity for decades.

This Special Edition from People features a riveting roundtable with the stars of the film: Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, and director Ava Duvernay, that takes fans inside the making of the screen epic and how the beloved story of a girl's journey touched each of them. This photo-packed issue also includes interviews with Chris Pine, and other cast members. Plus, get a sneak peek at the art, sets, costumes, and amazing effects that bought Madeline L'Engle's imaginative worlds to life, from the creative team that made them. The Complete Guide to A Wrinkle in Time also includes a remembrance of author L'Engle. No matter whether you're new to the story or have remembered it for years, this is a must-have for any fan of this magical adventure.

• Language: English
• Publisher: People
• Release date: Mar 2, 2018
• ISBN: 9781547842230

Book preview

A Magical Adventure

Meg Murry travels through time and space to face a nameless evil. On the way she gains some celestial allies and learns about the power of love

GUARDIAN ANGELS Meg (Storm Reid) meets her guides in an otherworldly wheat field. Left to right: Mrs. Who (Mindy Kaling), Mrs. Which (Oprah Winfrey) and Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon).

MARITAL BLISS Wedded scientists Alex (Chris Pine) and Kate Murry (Gugu Mbatha-Raw). At the start of the film, says Mbatha-Raw, [my character] is at a loss on the anniversary of her husband’s disappearance.

HOME PROJECTS A flashback captures young Meg (Lyric Wilson) learning from her father. The Murrys’ family house contains several laboratories, which allows their parents access to work.

BASKETBALL STAR While athletically gifted and popular at school, Calvin O’Keefe (Levi Miller) doesn’t feel like he fits in until he meets the Murry family—and joins Meg’s (Storm Reid) celestial adventure.

A FATEFUL DINNER Calvin sits down with the Murry family, including younger brother Charles Wallace (Deric McCabe), mother Kate (Mbatha-Raw) and Meg (Storm Reid)—but there’s an unexpected guest.

‘[Kate Murry] never gives up hope. And that buoys her family, the hope she carries with her through the film’

—Gugu Mbatha-Raw