Uglies Movie Interview: Joey King Says It’s “Looking Fantastic!“

Joey King has been bubbling over with raw talent in front of the lens for quite some time now, but in the last few years, she’s also been mighty busy beefing up her filmography as a producer. It all began when she was made an executive producer on the two Kissing Booth sequels. Now, she’s also a producer on the mini-series, A Spark of Light, a producer on the February 11th release, The In Between, a co-producer on the upcoming coming of age film Camp, and an executive producer on a movie called The Princess as well. But that’s not all. In fact, King is a producer and a significant driving force behind a highly anticipated book adaptation — Uglies. Based on the Scott Westerfeld novel, Uglies takes place in a world where everyone is considered “ugly” until they undergo a mandatory operation to become “pretty” at the age of 16. King plays Tally Youngblood. She’s just about to turn 16 and can’t wait to live the good life as a “pretty,” but, when Tally’s friend Shay runs away to avoid having the ope