Ohio train derailment has been compared to the events of the second half of the novel, including its exact setting and circumstances. Film adaptation The rights to film the novel were acquired by HBO and later by James L. Brooks's Gracie Films, and then again in 1999 by Sonnenfeld/Josephson with Barry Sonnenfeld set to direct, but the option lapsed. In 2016, Uri Singer acquired the rights and pushed the project into development. In 2021, it was announced that Noah Baumbach would write and direct the adaptation for Netflix starring Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig. See also White noise References External links New York Times review of White Noise by Jayne Anne Phillips An Annotation of the First Page of White Noise, With Help From Don DeLillo 1985 American novels Novels about consumerism Novels by Don DeLillo Postmodern novels National Book Award for Fiction winning works Viking Press books Novels about death American novels adapted into films Novels set in the United States