The Uglies is an upcoming American science fiction action-fantasy film directed by McG, with a script written by Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor, and Whit Anderson. The film stars Joey King, who additionally serves as executive producer, in the lead role. Based on the novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld, the plot centers around a future post-apocalyptic dystopian society. In development since 2006, before entering a period of development hell, the movie was filmed in 2021. The Uglies is intended to be released via streaming as a Netflix exclusive. Source: Wikipedia (en)