Damsel, which stars Millie Bobby Brown, is all set to release on Netflix in 2024.
Netflix‘s upcoming film has been directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written by Dan Mazeau. The streaming platform released the first teaser of the atypical fantasy story that sees the actress as, well, a damsel thrown into a difficult situation. The teaser kicks off with a panicked Brown, 19, as Princess Elodie in full royal attire as she hides from what can be assumed to be some kind of deadly creature.
She soon strips down to her inner layers, letting go of her princess gown — and, symbolically it seems, of her identity as a prim-and-proper royal — as she fights for survival in a dark cave with danger around every corner. Per the film’s synopsis, Elodie has been recruited by the royal family — Queen Isabelle (Robin Wright) and Prince Henry (Nick Robinson) — “as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt” but is “thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, relying solely on her wits and will to survive.”
The movie follows Brown’s ‘dutiful’ Damsel after she’s selected to and agrees to marry a handsome prince. However, her magical future turns into a nightmare present after she learns she’s being used by the royal family as a sacrifice to pay an ancient debt leaving her to defend herself against a treacherous threat.
Besides Millie Bobby Brown, the movie also stars Angela Bassett, Ray Winstone, Robin Wright, Brooke Carter, and Shohreh Aghdashloo.
Damsel was scheduled to be released by Netflix on October 13, 2023 However, the release of the film was postponed with a new release date yet to be set, due to the impact of the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike in the United States on the film’s promotion. The movie is set to release on Netflix in 2024.
