More: 'Bird Box' author releases new thriller - and it's based in northern Michigan More: Sandra Bullock's 'Bird Box' inspired by Detroiter's terrifying book It's been a long journey to overnight success for the writer and musician, who began crafting novels and short stories while touring with his Detroit-based band, the High Strung (whose song 'The Luck You Got' is the theme to Showtime's 'Shameless' series).

The Washington Post describes the world of 'Malorie' as 'utterly compelling,' noting 'Malerman balances the novel’s various elements - family drama, road novel, supernatural thriller - with skill and genuine compassion for his characters and their blighted lives.'Īnd, of course, a film based on the sequel is in development, according to Malerman, but he says that is all he knows for now.

The success of the movie spurred Malerman to finish a rough draft of 'Malorie' by February 2019, relying in part on a plot thread that had been trimmed from 'Bird Box.' And when she gets there, unharmed by the monsters, she names Boy and Girl as Tom and Olympia, respectively - and that's how it ends.'By the end of it, as silly as it sounds, I turned to Allison and I was, like, 'Well, now I want to know what happens to her.' And Allison rolled her eyes (and said), 'You could find out if you want!' ' While nothing is shown between the two time periods, Bird Box's core story is about the river journey Malorie takes to a supposed haven. Interestingly, though, Bird Box takes place in two time periods: one during society's collapse from The Problem and in the present day (five years after the monsters first appeared). In the post-apocalyptic thriller, Bullock's Malorie embarks on a two-day trip to take her children - Boy and Girl - to safety. Based on the 2014 novel of the same name by Josh Malerman, and with a script from Arrival's Eric Heisserer, Bird Box is directed by Susanne Bier and stars Sandra Bullock as Malorie, Trevante Rhodes as Tom, Julian Edwards as Boy, and Vivien Lyra Blair as Girl, along with many other top-tier actors and actresses. Netflix's Bird Box movie doesn't currently have a sequel in development, but the movie's story leaves the door open for more stories to be told.

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