Cate Blanchett is in talks to star in the film, which follows an agoraphobic architect who suddenly vanishes before a family trip to Antarctica. Narrated by her teenage daughter, the story is then told via emails, letters, documents, and through talks with a psychiatrist as the daughter attempts to put the pieces together and solve the mystery of her missing mother.
The duo previously adapted Robert Kaplow’s novel Me and Orson Welles, which was directed by Linklater and starred Zac Efron. Vince Palmo has a close relationship with Linklater, having worked as a 1st AD on Linklater’s Bad News Bears, A Scanner Darkly, Fast Food Nation, Before Midnight, and Boyhood. Holly Gent Palmo, meanwhile, worked as a production coordinator on Linklater’s cult classic, Dazed and Confused. In addition to adapting Bernadette, the scribes are also adapting Pierdomenico Baccalario’s family-oriented fantasy series, Century.
The Palmos are repped by Gersh and Gotham/Principal.