<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $103 million </Td> </Tr> <P> A Wrinkle in Time is an upcoming American science - fiction fantasy adventure film directed by Ava DuVernay and written by Jennifer Lee . It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Madeleine L'Engle . The film stars Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling, Storm Reid, Zach Galifianakis and Chris Pine . Principal photography on the film began on November 2, 2016, in Los Angeles, California . </P> <P> The film is scheduled to be released on March 9, 2018, in IMAX . </P> <P> After learning that her astrophysicist father is being held captive on a distant planet deep in the grip of a universe - spanning evil, Meg Murray works with her highly intelligent younger brother Charles Wallace, her classmate Calvin O'Keeffe, and three astral travelers to save him . </P>

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