Moira Buffini will write the screenplay for the movie The Night Circus, according to a report on Deadline.com.
The film, based on the novel by Erin Morgenstern, will center on two young illusionists battling out their fathers’ longtime rivalry.
Buffini’s plays include Gabriel, Silence, Loveplay, Dinner and Welcome to Thebes. Among her other screenwriting credits are Jane Eyre and the forthcoming Byzantium.
