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Elle and Dakota Fanning to Star in "The Nightingale" Film Adaptation, Sets 2027 Release Date
Yara Sameh TriStar has set a new February 12, 2027 release date for "The Nightingale," its highly anticipated feature adaptation of Kristin Hannah's global bestselling work of historical fiction. Gestating for some time, the project has regained traction for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, enlisting "To Leslie" helmer Michael Morris to direct. Dakota and Elle Fanning are still set to star and produce, starring together on film for the first time, having first attached to the project in 2019. Dana Stevens (The Woman King) penned the script, and Elizabeth Cantillon will produce for The Cantillon Company, alongside the Fannings and Brittany Kahan Ward for Lewellen Pictures, and Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine. Nicole Brown and Shary Shirazi are overseeing for TriStar Pictures. Sources attributed the February 12, 2027 date to the fact that it's a huge event weekend, with the double holiday of Valentine's Day that Sunday and President's Day on Monday. Sunday, February 14 is also Super Bowl Sunday, which presents an opportunity to counterprogram with a film that already has a substantial built-in fanbase. "The Nightingale" will also be the first big female-skewing title of the year as the schedule currently stands. Selling more than 11 million copies worldwide since its 2015 debut after being translated into 45 languages, "The Nightingale" tells the story of two sisters who dare to embark on separate, dangerous paths during World War II in the fight for survival, love and freedom in German-occupied, war-torn France. The book hit No. 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list and has spent a combined 165 weeks on the list across formats, also dominating NPR's fiction chart for 45 weeks and being named a Reese's Book Club Pick. In March 2025, a special 10th Anniversary Edition got to No. 2 on the NYT hardcover list, and already this year, the book has sold a million copies. "The Nightingale" has had a decently long journey to the screen, beginning with TriStar's move to lock down film rights in 2015, with Ann Peacock coming on to write and Cantillon to produce. (The latter has been with the project ever since.) Writer-director Michelle MacLaren and co-writer John Sayles attached to a later iteration, with the Fannings initially coming on to star in a version helmed by Mélanie Laurent from Stevens' script. Just when it looked like the project would get off the ground, the pandemic resulted in numerous delays, with Laurent stepping back to attend to other projects in the interim. A two-time Emmy nominee known for his directing on series like Better Call Saul, "13 Reasons Why" and "Kingdom", Morris directed Andrea Riseborough to her first Oscar nomination with his feature directorial debut, the indie drama "To Leslie". His follow-up project on the feature side was "Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy", which enjoyed acclaim as well as international box office success, surpassing $100M globally while premiering on Peacock only in the U.S. Dakota Fanning will next be seen starring opposite Sarah Snook in Peacock's upcoming series "All Her Fault". Elle Fanning, meanwhile, is next set to appear in dual roles in Dan Trachtenberg's "Predator: Badlands", out November 7, and in a starring role alongside Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgard in Joachim Trier's "Sentimental Value", the winner of Cannes' "Grand Prix", which is out in limited release via Neon on the same day. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Israeli-Linked Hadassah Clinic in Moscow Treats Wounded Iranian IRGC Fighters Arts & Culture "Jurassic World Rebirth" Gets Streaming Date News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Videos & Features Tragedy Overshadows MC Alger Championship Celebration: One Fan Dead, 11 Injured After Stadium Fall Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Arts & Culture South Korean Actress Kang Seo-ha Dies at 31 after Cancer Battle Business Egyptian Pound Undervalued by 30%, Says Goldman Sachs Sports Get to Know 2025 WWE Evolution Results News "Tensions Escalate: Iran Probes Allegations of Indian Tech Collaboration with Israeli Intelligence" News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks
Express Tribune
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Dakota and Elle Fanning to finally share a screen in film adaptation of Kristin Hannah's 'The Nightingale'
Dakota and Elle Fanning will appear together on screen for the first time in The Nightingale, the film adaptation of Kristin Hannah's best-selling novel. TriStar Pictures confirmed that the long-anticipated release is set for February 12, 2027, with the announcement shared on the movie's official Instagram page alongside an image of the book and the script. The Fanning sisters, who previously played the same character at different ages in separate productions, will portray two sisters coming of age in France during World War II. The story centres on their personal and emotional struggle as they endure the hardships of German occupation. Speaking about the project when it was first announced, Dakota and Elle said, 'The Nightingale will be the first time we act on screen together. We have looked for a film to do with one another and then this gem appeared.' They described the opportunity to work together on such a deeply emotional sister story as 'a dream come true.' Directed by Michael Morris, the film is produced by Elizabeth Cantillon (The Cantillon Company), Dakota and Elle Fanning with Brittany Kahane Ward (Lewellen Pictures), and Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter (Hello Sunshine). The film is expected to draw strong interest from fans of both the Fanning sisters and Hannah's acclaimed novel. It also marks a significant moment in the careers of both actors as they share the screen in leading roles for the first time.
Express Tribune
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Tom Bateman to star with Lili Reinhart in Amazon's The Love Hypothesis
Amazon MGM Studios and MRC have cast Murder on the Orient Express actor Tom Bateman as the male lead opposite Lili Reinhart in the upcoming romantic comedy The Love Hypothesis, based on Ali Hazelwood's bestselling novel. Bateman will portray Dr. Adam Carlsen, a brilliant but notoriously moody professor, who enters a fake dating arrangement with Olive Smith (Reinhart), a hardworking biology PhD candidate. The setup forces both characters to challenge their long-held beliefs about love, relationships, and emotional vulnerability. Claire Scanlon (Set It Up) is directing the feature, with a screenplay by Sarah Rothschild (The Sleepover). Reinhart also serves as an executive producer alongside Catherine Hagedorn and author Ali Hazelwood. Elizabeth Cantillon will produce the film through her banner, The Cantillon Company. The Love Hypothesis, originally published in 2021 by Berkley (an imprint of Penguin Random House), became an international sensation. The novel spent ten months on the New York Times bestseller list, was published in 40 countries, and was named Amazon's Best Romance of the Year. Bateman, a frequent collaborator with Kenneth Branagh, is known for roles in Death on the Nile, Thirteen Lives, and Peacock's Based on a True Story. He is also set to star in Nia DaCosta's Hedda and Branagh's upcoming thriller The Last Disturbance of Madeline Hynde. With a bestselling source material and star-studded leads, The Love Hypothesis is set to be one of 2025's most anticipated romantic comedies.
