The Semplica Girl Diaries (2025)

According to sources, Ben Stiller, Jesse Eisenberg and Sally Hawkins are all in negotiations to star in dystopian comedy The Semplica Girl Diaries, which Ayoade has adapted from George Saunders’ short story of the same name alongside the Booker Prize-winning American author.
First published in 2012, the story follows a suburban father of three who keeps a diary in which he alludes to a status-symbol outdoor decoration called Semplica Girls. When he eventually buys one for his teenage daughter, it’s revealed that these girls are actually poor young women from countries such as Laos and Cambodia who have sold themselves as garden ornaments.