After being optioned for an adaptation in May 2025, things are moving quickly with Netflix’s adaptation of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s Boy in the Iron Box, which will reportedly begin filming in October 2025. Details are still limited, but we’ll continue to provide you with all of the latest news and updates in our preview for the film below.

We reported in May 2025 that Netflix had optioned Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s six-part serialised horror novella, but it was unclear at the time whether this would lead to a series or a movie. According to one of the most recent updates, Boy in the Iron Box will be adapted into a feature film. Guillermo del Toro already has an impressive track record with Netflix, thanks to projects such as his Academy Award-winning adaptation

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