The Darkest Minds Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

A 16-year-old with telekinetic powers escapes camp and joins a group of teens on the run from the government.

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

When teens mysteriously develop powerful new abilities, they are declared a threat by the government and detained. Sixteen-year-old Ruby, one of the most powerful young people anyone has encountered, escapes her camp and joins a group of runaway teens seeking safe haven. Soon this newfound family realizes that, in a world in which the adults in power have betrayed them, running is not enough and they must wage a resistance, using their collective power to take back control of their future.

Cited as official plot version

Action Drama Sci-Fi Teen Adaptation

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Darkest Minds.

• A
  Amandla Stenberg

  ... Ruby Daly

  The Acolyte (series), Everything, Everything

• 
  Mandy Moore

  ... Cate

  Tangled, Ralph Breaks the Internet

• G
  Gwendoline Christie

  ... Lady Jane

  Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2

• H
  Harris Dickinson

  ... Liam

  Babygirl, Blitz

• W
  Wallace Langham

  ... Dr. Viceroy

  The Alto Knights, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

• M
  Mark O'Brien

  ... Rob Meadows

  Seven Veils, Nuremberg

• G
  Golden Brooks

  ... Molly Daly

  Something New

• P
  Patrick Gibson

  ... Clancy Gray

  Tolkien, The Portable Door

• C
  Catherine Dyer

  ... Principal

  The Founder, A Unicorn for Christmas

• S
  Skylan Brooks

  ... Chubs

  Boy Genius, Outsiders

Crew Behind the Film

The The Darkest Minds behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Jennifer Yuh Nelson last directed Kung Fu Panda 3 and Kung Fu Panda 2. The film's writer Chad Hodge last wrote Single All The Way.

Director

Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Screenwriter

Chad Hodge

Producers

Dan Levine
Shawn Levy

Production Details

What we know about the The Darkest Minds movie production.

Key Facts

• Jennifer Yuh Nelson, best known for helming the Kung Fu Panda movies, is making her live-action directorial debut (9/29/16).
• Based on the young adult novel of the same name.

Production Updates for The Darkest Minds

Mar 2018

Completed

Changed The Darkest Minds movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Feb 2018

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Jul 2016

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in "development hell."

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