YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA Trailer (2024) Daisy Ridley

YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA Trailer (2024) Daisy Ridley

YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA Trailer (2024) Daisy Ridley
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“I’m going to swim the English Channel,” Daisy Ridley’s Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle tells her father in the first trailer from Disney’s movie Young Woman in the Sea.

“I wasn’t asking!” she tells him. “Now, please pass the bread.”

“The thing that you love the most terrifies me,” says Trudy’s mom (Jeanette Hain).

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On Thursday, the first trailer for the movie dropped at CinemaCon during Disney’s session, and to the public. See it above and check out the key art below.

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If you loved the two-time Oscar-nominated Annette Bening-Jodie Foster swimming drama Nyad, here’s another true-life, female empowerment movie about a woman who never let the odds get in the way. “I came all this way, I might as well see England,” Trudy says in the trailer.

As Deadline first told you in February, Disney flipped the Jerry Bruckheimer production from Disney+ to a May 31 limited theatrical release. We’ve heard that the movie tested in the high 90s. “This is the highest-tested movie of my career,” Bruckheimer said in a pre-roll.

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The Jeff Nathanson-scripted, Joachim Rønning-directed drama chronicles the daring journey of the first woman to ever swim across the English Channel. Ederle made the 21-mile swim in 1926. The daughter of a German butcher from Manhattan, Ederle was a competitive swimmer who won gold in the 1924 Olympics when she decided to attempt crossing the channel. She undertook the feat after first swimming 22 miles from Battery Park in New York to Sandy Hook, NJ, setting a record that stood for 81 years. She contracted with two newspapers and sold her story, thereby financing her quest. There was actually a race among women who would be first to cross as only five men had done so before.

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Walt Disney Studios has released the official Young Woman and the Sea trailer for its upcoming biographical drama starring Star Wars vet Daisy Ridley.

The video features Ridley as she portrays a young, talented, and determined swimmer who defied the odds by becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel. The film is scheduled to arrive in select theaters on May 31.

Check out the Young Woman and the Sea trailer below (watch more trailers):

What is Young Woman and the Sea about?
“The film centers around an accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905,” reads the synopsis. “Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the staggering achievement – a 21-mile trek from France to England.”

Inspired by the extraordinary true story of Trudy Ederle, Young Woman and the Sea is directed by Joachim Rønning from a screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson. It is based on Glenn Stout’s novel of the same name. The film also stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Christopher Eccleston, and Glenn Fleshler. In addition to leading the cast, Ridley is also serving as an executive producer alongside Rønning and John G. Scotti. It is produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Chad Omen and Jeff Nathanson.
Young Woman and the Sea, starring Daisy Ridley, tells the true story of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel in 1926.
The trailer showcases a carefully told and lovely story that captures Ederle's determination, the dangers she faced, and the prejudice of the 1920s.
Director Joachim Rønning leads the talented cast in this high-testing movie that promises adventure and inspiration for viewers.
Everyone loves a true story told on the big screen, but some of them are just so impressive that transforming them into movies is practically mandatory. Today, Disney released a trailer for Young Woman and the Sea, which hits theaters on May 31. The movie stars Daisy Ridley (Star Wars franchise) as the legendary Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle who in 1926 became the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

Young Woman and the Sea has been in the works since late 2020, and the early stages of production certainly had some limitations due to the COVID era. The trailer makes it clear that taking the time to tell the story was the right move: It plays out like a carefully told and lovely story that encapsulates a woman's love for her craft, the dangers and the sense of wonder that a massive challenge brings, and the dose of prejudice of the 1920s – an era in which everything that seemed impossible was met with skepticism rather than with excitement.

The first trailer follows Gertrude Ederle (Ridley), a championship swimmer who is determined to swim the 21 miles across the English Channel. But this being the 1920s, she faces her fair share of doubt from everyone around her, who feel that it's neither right nor possible for a woman to swim that distance. The film is based on a true story, and as reported by Collider's Britta DeVore, who was on location at CinemaCon for the trailer's premiere, producer Jerry Bruckheimer says the film is the "highest-testing movie of [his] career," a positive sign for those looking forward to it.

The Team Behind 'Young Woman and the Sea'
Young Woman and the Sea is directed by Joachim Rønning, a household name at Disney who has the peculiar talent of helming adventure movies and real-life stories: The perfect combination for the new title. Ronning also directed Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar's Revenge and Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, but also Kon-Tiki, which tells a story similar to his new movie's. The screenplay is written by Jeff Nathanson (2019's The Lion King), who adapted the story from the book Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World by author Glenn Stout.

Aside from Ridley, the cast from Young Woman and the Sea also features Tilda Cobhman-Hervey (Hotel Mumbai), Stephen Graham (Snatch), Jeanette Hain (The Young Victoria) and Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who).

Disney premieres Young Woman and the Sea on May 31. You can watch the trailer below:

Young Woman and the Sea 2024 Film Poster
Young Woman and the Sea
PG
Biography
Drama
Romance
Charting the true story of a pioneering female swimmer who sets out to conquer the English Channel, a feat dominated by men in the early 20th century. Her grueling preparation and the swim itself test her physical and emotional limits, challenging societal expectations and changing perceptions of women in sports.

Release Date
May 31, 2024
Director
Joachim Rønning
Cast
Daisy Ridley , Tilda Cobham-Hervey , Stephen Graham , Christopher Eccleston , Jeanette Hain
Runtime
100 Minutes
Main Genre
Biography
Writers
Jeff Nathanson , Glenn Stout