Netflix has attracted yet another Hollywood star to make a movie for the streaming service. The company has announced that George Clooney, who has won two Oscars, will direct and star in a new Netflix movie. The untitled film is based on the novel Good Morning, Midnight that was written by Lily Brooks-Dalton. Mark L. Smith (The Revenant) wrote the screenplay for the film, which is in pre-production.

　　Clooney plays the character Augustine, "a lonely scientist in the Arctic," in the post-apocalyptic film that follows two parallel threads. Here is the full plot description:

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　　"This post-apocalyptic tale follows the parallel stories of Augustine (Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to make contact with the crew of the Aether spacecraft as they try to return home to Earth."

　　Production on the film is scheduled to begin in October. No release date has been set, and there is no word on who will star in the movie alongside Clooney.

　　"Having known and worked with George for over two decades, I can't think of anyone better to bring this amazing story to life," Netflix movie boss Scott Stuber said in a statement. "The book is powerful and moving, and Mark's adaptation is beautifully written. At its core, this is a story about human nature, and one that I know our global audiences will fall in love with, just like I did when I read it."

　　The untitled Good Morning, Midnight movie is being produced by Clooney's Smokehouse Pictures, which produced the Oscar winning movie Argo, as well as films like Good Night and Good Luck, Leatherheads, and The Men Who Stare at Goats.

　　Clooney also worked on and appeared in the Hulu series Catch-22, but the new Good Morning, Midnight movie is his first feature film for a streaming service.