''Young Woman and the Sea'' is an upcoming American

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film written by

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and directed by

Joachim Rønning Joachim Rønning (born 30 May 1972) is a Norwegian film director who previously worked in a partnership with Espen Sandberg, both of whom came from Sandefjord, Norway. As a directing team, they went under the name of Roenberg (a portmanteau of ...

, and produced by

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and Jerry Bruckheimer Films. The film stars

Daisy Ridley Daisy Jazz Isobel Ridley (born 10 April 1992) is an English actress. She rose to prominence for her role as Rey in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy: ''The Force Awakens'' (2015), ''The Last Jedi'' (2017), and ''The Rise of Skywalker'' (2019) ...

and centers on

Gertrude Ederle Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1906 – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. ...

, who was an American competitive swimmer and Olympic champion. ''Young Woman and the Sea'' will be released on

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Premise

''Young Woman and the Sea'' tells the story of

, an American swimming champion, who first won a gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games. In 1926, Ederle became the first woman to swim 21 miles across the

English Channel The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...

Cast

: An American competition swimmer and Olympic champion. *

Tilda Cobham-Hervey Tilda Cobham-Hervey (born 1994) is an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia, with a background in circus and physical theatre. In 2014 Cobham-Hervey made her film debut at the age of 19 in ''52 Tuesdays'', a critically acclaimed ind ...

as Margaret Ederle: Gertrude's sister. * Anton Poryazov as English Channel Swimmer * Quinn Patrick as Carnival Barker Additionally, Stephen Graham and Christopher Eccleston have been cast in undisclosed roles.

Production

On November 2, 2015, it was announced that

Jerry Bruckheimer Jerome Leon Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, fantasy, and science fiction. His films include '' Flashdance'', ''Top Gun'', '' The Rock'', '' ...

acquired the rights to Glenn Stout's non-fiction book ''Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World'' for Paramount Pictures, hiring

to write the script for the film, and

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cast to play

. In December 2020, it was reported that the film was in development at Disney, with the company eyeing a

release, after Paramount put it in turnaround. Production will be overseen by

and Chad Oman for Disney.

was originally cast to play the lead role of

, until the film lay in development hell. With the film's announcement in December 2020,

was cast in the lead role instead. In March 2022,

joined the cast of the film playing Margaret Ederle, along with Stephen Graham in an undisclosed role. In May 2022, Christopher Eccleston joined the cast in an undisclosed role.

Filming

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began by early May 2022, and wrapped on June 18, 2022.

Release

''Young Woman and the Sea'' is scheduled to debut on Disney+. Bruckheimer said that the film may be released in theaters

References

External links

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