The film rights to Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson were pre-empted by Working Title Films and Compete Fiction Pictures, with Focus/Universal. Edgar Wright (Baby Driver) is attached to direct, with Stephenson adapting from his manuscript. HarperCollins imprint Hanover Square Press will publish the novel in September 2020.
The story's logline: "Set in an all-too human 2054, Set My Heart to Five introduces Jared, an android who undergoes an emotional awakening and embarks on a quest to convince humans that he and his kind should be permitted to feel. It's a quest, sparked in part by Jared's introduction to '80s and '90s movies, that leads to an unforgettable adventure across the West Coast of America, after he determines to write a film script that will change the world."