Damsel

***Damsel*** is an upcoming fantasy film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and written Dan Mazeau. It is produced by PMCA Productions and Roth/Kirschenbaum Films, being distributed by Netflix. The film stars Millie Bobby Brown and Angela Bassett.

*Damsel* is scheduled to be released on March 8, 2024 in the United States by Netflix.

## Plot

**SPOILERS AHEAD**

TBA

## Cast and characters

* Millie Bobby Brown as Princess Elodie, who thinks she is marrying Prince Henry, only to find out that she is being sacrificed to a dragon.
* Angela Bassett as Lady Bayford, Elodie's stepmother.
* Robin Wright as Queen Isabelle, Prince Henry's mother.
* Ray Winstone as The King
* Nick Robinson as Prince Henry, Elodie's betrothed prince.
* Brooke Carter as Floria, Henry's younger sister.
* Shohreh Aghdashloo
* Ricky Guillart as Sir Oded
* Saif Mohsen
* Elmano Sancho
* Sam Sharma
* Sonya Nisa
* Erickson Santos Gomes

## Production

### Development

In March 2020, *Discussing Film* announced that Juan Carlos Fresnadillo was to direct the new fantasy film ‘*Damsel*’ for Netflix with Patrick Tatopoulos set to serve as production designer on the film. Dan Mazeau was set to write the screenplay with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum set to produce the film through their production company Roth/Kirschenbaum Films. Netflix was also originally aiming to release the film in 2021. In November 2020, Millie Bobby Brown, under her PCMA banner, was announced as an executive producer on *Damsel,* alongside Mazeau, Zack Roth, Chris Castaldi and Sue Baden-Powell. Emily Wolfe is co-producer alonside Roth and Kirschenbaum. The film was also revealed to have a projected budget of $60-70 million set.

### Casting

In November 2020, Millie Bobby Brown joined the cast in the lead role. In April 2022, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Brooke Carter and Shohreh Aghdashloo joined the film's cast. In November 2023, Ricky Guillart, Saif Mohsen, Elmano Sancho, Sam Sharma, Sonya Nisa and Erickson Santos Gomes joined the ensemble cast.

### Filming

The film started shooting in February 2022 at Troubadour Meridian Water Studios in Enfield, London, and lasted until July 1, 2022, in Tomar, a municipality in the Santarém district of Portugal.

### Marketing

On November 7, 2023, during Netflix's annual *Geeked Week*, a teaser poster featuring Princess Elodie was released, with the tentative 2024 release. Also during *Geeked Week* on November 11, the first teaser trailer was released set to Timber Timbre’s “Run From Me,” the new teaser promises a harrowing trial, which will see Brown’s “princess” fighting for her life with mostly the clothes on her back. Seen navigating a series of deadly trials, she dashes through the woods to avoid a hideous lurking creature, climbs a cavern of sharp, crystal spikes within a mountain high above, and narrowly escapes a dragon’s fire and burning embers as they rain down on her. In December 2023, another poster was released featuring Brown's Elodie, with an official release date of March 8.

## Release

The film was scheduled to be released by Netflix on October 13, 2023. But the film's release was postponed until March 8, 2024, due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRE strike in the United States on the film's promotion.

## Novel Adaptation

In October 2022, it was revealed that when *Damsel* debuts on Netflix, audiences will also get to experience the story in novel form from New York Times best-selling author Evelyn Skye. In a collaboration with Netflix and Random House Worlds, Skye will release the novelization of Damsel ahead of the film. “The easiest way to think about it is this: Dan Mazeau wrote the original screenplay. I was able to read an early draft and was given free rein to write my own version of the story, which ultimately became the novel. Both the novel and the movie may stem from the same origin, but they are also each their own unique works of art,” Skye said in a statement. Mazeau is the film’s screenwriter. The film and novel will both feature the same characters and setting. Skye quipped that while visiting the set, she was able to “recite all the lines before they even did the first take,” given the novel and screenplay are similar. However, Skye teases it will be a “treasure hunt for true fans” to find the differences in the novel and film. *Damsel* marks another book collaboration for Netflix ahead of a project’s premiere. The book was published on April 18, 2023 by Random House Worlds.

## Notes & Trivia

* The film was intended to be released in 2021.
	+ The rescheduled release date was October 13, 2023, and the current is March 8, 2024.

## Gallery

### Videos

DAMSEL - Official Teaser - NetflixSAVE THE DATES - 2023 Films Preview - Official Trailer - Netflix
## External links

* Watch *Damsel* on Netflix
* *Damsel* on Wikipedia
* *Damsel* on the Internet Movie Database

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Keep your eye on Millie Bobby Brown. Damsel premieres March 8.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Angela Bassett Joins Netflix’s Millie Bobby Brown Fantasy Feature ‘Damsel’
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Millie Bobby Brown To Star In & Executive Produce Netflix Fantasy Movie ‘Damsel’
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 ‘Damsel’: Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Brooke Carter & Shohreh Aghdashloo Join Netflix Millie Bobby Brown Fantasy Pic
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Millie Bobby Brown Runs From a Dragon in First 'Damsel' Trailer
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Confirmed To Direct ‘Damsel’ For Netflix (EXCLUSIVE)
7. ↑ Millie Bobby Brown to Fight a Dragon in Netflix Fantasy Film 'Damsel'
8. ↑ Netflix to film fantasy feature Damsel at new London studio
9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 This is NOT a fairytale. Millie Bobby Brown stars in Damsel. #GeekedWeek
10. ↑ DAMSEL | Official Teaser | Netflix
11. ↑ Millie Bobby Brown Fights to Survive a Deadly Dragon as Part of a Sacrificial Ritual in ‘Damsel’ Trailer
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Netflix's 2023 movie lineup is looking kind of lean
13. ↑ Netflix delays the release of six movies amid the writers' and actors' strike
14. ↑ Netflix Teams With Author Evelyn Skye for Novelization of Millie Bobby Brown‘s ’Damsel’ (Exclusive)