The trailer has already been released and there is new information about the movie "Wendy" with a release date in 2020; a drama with small actors and an adventure plot in the spirit of Peter Pan. It takes your breath away from some of the landscapes, adding to this a flock of little kids trying to adapt to life on the island far from cozy houses is a real fairy tale. Director Ben Zaytlin tried to make a real family movie.
Expectations rating - 96%.
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Wendy
USA
Genre: drama, fantasy
Producer: Ben Zaytlin
World release: January 26, 2020
Release in Russia: unknown
Cast: Tommy Lynn Milazzo, Shay Walker, Stephanie Lynn Wilson
According to director Ben Zeitlin, the film focuses on a relationship between two children in a hidden ecosystem that is heading for destruction.
Plot
The children who escaped from their parents were left alone on a mysterious island where aging and time began to stop. One of these children, the main character Wendy, must fight to save her family, her freedom and the joyful spirit of youth from the mortal danger of growing up.
Production and shooting
Director: Ben Zaytlin ("Beasts of the Wild South", "Give me Liberty").
Film team:
- Screenplay: Ben Zaytlin, Eliza Zeitlin;
- Producers: Becky Glupchinski (+1, Odnoklassniki), Dan Janvey (Beasts of the Wild South, Patty Cakes), Paul Mezy (Frozen Souls, Another Land);
- Operator: Sturla Brandt Grövlen ("Sheep", "Victoria", "Discovery");
- Composer: Dan Romer (The Good Doctor, Skin, Maniac);
- Artists: Eliza Zeitlin, Andy Eklund (Secrets of a Billionaire, High Delivery), Lance Mitchell (The Loudest Voice, Hannah);
- Editing: Scott Cummings (Beach Rats), Affonso Gonsalves (True Detective, Only Lovers Alive, The Story of Iggy and The Stooges).
Studios: Court 13 Pictures, Department of Motion Pictures, The, Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Debuting in 2012, director Ben Zaytlin won international film screenings with Beasts of the Wild South, winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and the Camera d'Or at Cannes. He also received three Oscar nominations in the categories: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress (Quenzhane Wallis).
Ben hasn't released a single movie since The Beasts, and Wendy will be one of the must-see indie films of 2020.
Actors
The film starred:
- Tommy Lynn Milazzo - Wendy;
- Shay Walker - Angela Darling
- Stephanie Lynn Wilson.
Interesting Facts
Maybe someone did not know, but:
- Wendy was conceived as a reinterpretation of a different take on the story of Peter Pan.
- The shooting took place on Montserrat Island near Antigua, an active volcano on the island that woke up after several years of hibernation in 1995 and makes itself felt from time to time. And after repeated eruptions, it was significantly deserted by local residents.
- The project was first announced back in August 2015, and the team started production in 2017.
- The scenes of the film involve the real few inhabitants of the island
- One of the Antiguan boys (Yashva Mack) played one of the main roles and the Minister of Tourism and Investment himself, Charles Fernandez, now has great hopes on him.
The actors, the trailer and all the information about the film "Wendy" (release date - February 2020) cause complete delight and extremely positive emotions. And when it comes out in Russia, it is simply obliged to collect a good box office. By the way, it won't be long to wait - most likely, a month after the world premiere.