2 0 1 2 , ▁L ions gate ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁acquired ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁book ▁and ▁Jenn ifer ▁Lawrence ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁the ▁film . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁it ▁was ▁revealed ▁that ▁director ▁Dest in ▁Daniel ▁Cre tt on ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁film ▁and ▁re - write ▁the ▁screen play ▁with ▁Andrew ▁Lan ham ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁draft ▁by ▁Mart i ▁No x on . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Br ie ▁Lar son ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁replacing ▁Lawrence ; ▁she ▁had ▁ex ited ▁the ▁film ▁after ▁a ▁prolong ed ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁male ▁lead . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Wo ody ▁Har rel son ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁as ▁the ▁father . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Na omi ▁W att s ▁joined ▁the ▁cast ▁as ▁the ▁mother . ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Max ▁Green field ▁and ▁Sarah ▁S no ok ▁joined ▁the ▁cast . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁El la ▁Anderson ▁joined ▁the ▁cast . ▁ ▁Princi pal ▁phot ography ▁began ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁in ▁Wel ch , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁The ▁G lass ▁Castle ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁by ▁L ions gate . ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁The ▁G