Charlie Kaufman Set to Adapt ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ for Netflix

Netflix announced on Thursday that Charlie Kaufman is set to write and direct a film adaptation of the Iain Reid’s novel “I’m Thinking of Ending Things.” Kaufman previously adapted Susan Orlean’s “The Orchid Thief” which became “Adaptation.” “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” was named an NPR Best Book of the Year in 2016. The new Netflix project reunites Kaufman with his frequent collaborator Bregman who produced Kaufman’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.