Eden asked Elizabeth Wein:

Has there ever been any interest in Code Name Verity be adapted into a film?

Elizabeth Wein yes, there has - it has been optioned three times, but each time the option expired without a film being made. Lately there have been so many world war 2 films/shows featuring so-called "strong women" that there's less interest now, and of course the pandemic makes filming more difficult. If I've learned anything from dealing with the film industry, it's that it operates at a GLACIAL pace, so I've ceased to hold my breath or to cross my fingers. It will happen when it happens and that may not be during my lifetime. But that's ok, too - the author has VERY little control over the film that gets made, and I really would hate to see the ending changed, or the focus moved to a male lead, or some other Hollywood silliness - rumor tells me these have actually been possibilities!

Short answer is - at the moment, there's no interest in a CNV film adaptation.

We'll see what the future holds!

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