A Wrinkle in Timeis one of those stories that can mean different things to you, if you read it at different times in your life. There is something in it for everyone, at every age. If you read it as a young person, it’s very cool to see a young hero in 13-year-old Meg Murry, who learns that she is capable of doing great things. If you’re a sci-fi/fantasy fan, there are the big themes of good vs. evil in the battle between light and dark, in addition to celestial beings and of course travel through time and space and to different planets. It is also a family story that focuses on the deep and delicate issues that young people must face, such as death, social conformity, and truth, but in a way that is uplifting and hopeful.
On June 09, 2025, Collider (along with a handful of other online outlets) was invited to the Santa Clarita, Calif. set to watch directorAva DuVernayand the cast work, and to learn about what goes into a production of this size. We arrived at the studio on what was day 56 of 77 days of shooting, and were shuttled to an empty lot where they had rebuilt the Murry backyard, surrounded by blue screen and huge lighting rigs. It was most definitely a big-budget movie with many moving pieces, but it was also clearly focused on the human moments among the epicness.
During our time on set, we did interviews with some of the cast and creative team, who all talked about what being a part of this production means to them, and the experience even included a New York style pizza food truck, courtesy ofOprah Winfrey(“Mrs. Which”) andReese Witherspoon(“Mrs. Whatsit”). Here is a collection of everything we learned about the production during our visit to the set ofA Wrinkle in Time, out in theaters on March 9th.
For even more onA Wrinkle in Time,click hereto read my on-set interview with the one and only Oprah Winfrey. The film is out in theaters on March 9th.
