<i>John Proctor Is the Villain</i>: What We Know So Far About the Movie Adaptation

The seven-time Tony-nominated Broadway play John Proctor Is the Villain is officially heading to the silver screen. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tina Fey and Marc Platt are set to produce the forthcoming Universal film, and the playwright Kimberly Belflower will write the screenplay. Sadie Sink, who received a nod for her performance, will serve as an executive producer. Here’s everything we know so far about the project. (And if you haven’t seen the play yet, it’s currently running on Broadway until Aug. 31, 2025.)

John Proctor Is the Villain takes place in rural Georgia, and follows a group of high school girls who are studying Arthur Miller’s classic 1953 play The Crucible as they attempt to process feminism and the #MeToo movement. And at the end (spoiler alert!), two girls perform a choreographed dance to Lorde’s Melodrama hit, “Green Light.”

In an interview with ELLE, Belflower spoke about the decision to end with the song. “I knew from the start that the play should end with a dance sequence that doubles as an act of rebellion,” she said. “This calls back to the girls in The Crucible dancing and casting spells in the woods, but it’s also a way for the girls in my play to reclaim their own bodies, process their trauma, and cultivate joy in the face of a world that has never valued them and doesn’t take care of them.”

She went on to say that the sequence is akin to “sleepover dances in your best friend’s basement meets ancient witchcraft meets demonic possession.” Belflower continued, “I never had to think about what the soundtrack of the play’s ending should be. It was always ‘Green Light.’ These girls have walked the path of their pain, and it led them here: harnessing their hurt and turning it into magic, into art.”

There’s no confirmation yet on whether Lorde will be involved in the film adaptation.

Cast details have yet to be announced.

This story will be updated.