Witherspoon will reportedly take on the role of Mrs Whatsit, a two-billion-year-old celestial being who (at first) looks like a grandmotherly hobo.

Kaling will play Mrs Who, a bilingual being who finds it “difficult to verbalise” in her own words.

And Winfrey, meanwhile, is confirmed to take on the role of the mysterious Mrs Which, who is undeniably the wisest – and the leader – of the trio.

Better still, Disney are working hard to ensure that the adaptation is fuelled by girl power from all sectors. They’ve got Selma director Ava DuVernay on board to direct the science fiction fantasy, while Frozen’s Jennifer Lee has already penned the script.

We can’t wait for it to hit our screens in 2018.

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