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Florence Pugh has praised Irish people as "generous and welcoming" as she prepares to film 'The Wonder' in Ireland.

'The Wonder': Florence Pugh starts filming psychological thriller. Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new film The Wonder.

The adaptation of the novel of the same name is the first film from Netflix’s UK features slate.

The Wonder. Sebastian Lelio will helm the adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s novel. The novel by the Irish-Canadian writer takes place in the Irish Midlands in 1859. It follows an English nurse, Lib Wright, goes to a tiny village to observe what some see as a medical anomaly and others a miracle. A girl has survived without food for months. Tourists flock to see 11-year-old Anna O’Donnell. And a journalist has come to cover the sensation as two strangers transform each other’s lives in a story of love pitted against evil. Alice Birch is penning the adapted screenplay. Ed Guiney and also Tess...

Room, which was later adapted into an Oscar-winning movie starring Brie Larson. Set in Ireland in the year of 1859, the story sees English nurse Lib Wright go to a small village, where she witnesses a medical anomaly: an 11-year-old girl called Anna O'Donnell who has lived for months without food. Tourists and a journalist also come to cover the fascinating turn of events. The story, which will see two strangers change one another's lives, will be a journey of love that has to face against evil. Karwai Tang/Getty Images Alice Birch is adapting Donoghue's original works for the screenplay. El...