EXCLUSIVE, UPDATED:Its official.
TheDisney+ movie,Young Woman and the Sea,is getting a limited theatrical release on May 31.
This is after theDaisy Ridleymovie tested in the high 90s.
Daisy Ridley, “Young Woman and the Sea” BookHiroyuki Tsutsumi
I also hear that the movie will have a marketing campaign tailored to a limited release.
These dates arent ironclad, and could still be flexible.
Presumably, talent needs to be looped in on their deals as this film goes from streaming to theatrical.
When it comes to 2024 and theatrical product the year cant have enough.
More titles continue to be added, i.e.
UniversalsMonkey Manin early April and Amazon MGM StudiosBlink Twicein late August.
TheJeff Nathanson-scripted drama chronicles the daring journey of the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel.
Gertrude Trudy Ederle made the 21-mile swim in 1926.
She contracted with two newspapers and sold her story, thereby financing her quest.
The movie also stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Christopher Eccleston and Jeanette Hain.
Jerry Bruckheimerand Chad Oman are producers.
Rnning is directing DisneysTron: Aresas we speak.
Ridley is in business with Disney again on the nextStar Warssequel.
