Nicholas Galitzine Boards ‘100 Nights Of Hero,’ Graphic Novel Adaptation From Director Julia Jackman

EXCLUSIVE: Nicholas Galitzine, the rising star recently tapped to lead Amazon MGM and Mattel’s live-action Masters of the Universe, has signed on to star in 100 Nights of Hero, an adaptation of Isabel Greenberg’s same-name graphic novel from director Julia Jackman (Bonus Track).

A feminist fairy tale inspired by One Thousand and One Nights (or Arabian Nights, as the folk tale collection is also known), The 100 Nights of Hero was published by Little, Brown and Company in December 2016. The story centers around two women, Cherry and Hero, who are in love. Cherry is married to a man named Jerome, who, despite his marriage, makes a bet with his friend, a lecherous villain named Manfred, that Manfred can seduce Cherry within 100 nights. If Manfred succeeds, Jerome will give Cherry to him. Cherry, however, isn’t interested and devises a plan with her lover, Hero, who over the course of 100 nights, will tell him a series of captivating stories to distract him from his seduction attempts.

Sources tell us that Galitzine will play Manfred. The feature adaptation will be produced by Erebus Pictures (Hoard, Klokkenluide), the production company of Helen Simmons and Stephanie Aspin, with filming kicking off this month.

It’s been a star-making couple of years for Galitzine, who broke out with his lead turns in two hit Amazon rom-coms: Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You, opposite Anne Hathaway, and Matthew López’s Red, White & Royal Blue, opposite Taylor Zakhar Perez. Based on the novel by Robinne Lee, The Idea of You garnered Prime Vide’s No. 1 rom-com debut of all time, attracting nearly 50 million worldwide viewers in its first two weeks on the service. An adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s bestselling novel, which has a sequel in development, Red, White & Royal Blue is among the streamer’s most-watched rom-coms ever and was said to have fostered a “a huge surge in new Prime membership signups” in its August 2023 debut.

Previously seeing Galitzine star in its live-action 2021 adaptation of Cinderella, the studio has amid the success of these films vied to solidify itself as a long-term home for the actor, courting him to star as He-Man in Masters of the Universe. Also tapped by Amazon MGM to join the starry ensemble of its comedy Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, Galitzine’s also been seen in MGM’s cult comedy Bottoms, Netflix’s hit romance Purple Hearts, and Starz’s historical drama Mary & George opposite Julianne Moore.

Jackman is coming off her feature directorial debut with Bonus Track, a comedy co-written by and starring Josh O’Connor, which was also produced by Erebus Pictures.

Galitzine is repped by the UK’s Curtis Brown Group, WME, Anonymous Content, Gang, Tyre, Ramer, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole; Jackman by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.