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Official Trailer for ‘Nyad’ Film Starring Annette Bening as Diana Nyad

by Alex Billington
September 7, 2023
Supply: YouTube

“The one one who will get to resolve if I am via – is me!” Netflix has revealed the official trailer for Nyad, which is ready for each a theatrical and streaming releasing developing this fall. This not too long ago premiered on the 2023 Telluride Movie Competition final weekend to principally constructive evaluations, and it is taking part in subsequent on the Toronto, Hamptons, and London Movie Festivals. Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, and Rhys Ifans all star in NYAD to inform a outstanding true story of athlete Diana Nyad who, on the age of 60 and with the assistance of her finest good friend & coach, commits to reaching her life-long dream: a 110-mile open ocean swim from Cuba to Florida. It actually occurred! It is also the primary narrative characteristic made by the Oscar-winning documentary filmmakers Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, identified for Meru, Free Solo, The Rescue, and this yr’s Wild Life (all nice movies). The solid additionally consists of Ethan Jones Romero, Luke Cosgrove, Jeena Yi, and Eric T. Miller. I wasn’t certain I might be impressed by this, however whoa, it seems incredible. Wish to see it on the large display screen.

Here is the official trailer (+ poster) for Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi’s Nyad, from YouTube:

A outstanding true story of tenacity, friendship and the triumph of the human spirit, “NYAD” recounts a riveting chapter within the lifetime of world-class athlete Diana Nyad. Three many years after giving up marathon swimming in trade for a outstanding profession as a sports activities journalist, on the age of 60, Diana (Bening) turns into obsessive about finishing an epic swim that at all times eluded her: the 110 mile trek from Cuba to Florida, sometimes called the “Mount Everest” of swims. Decided to turn out to be the primary individual to complete the swim with out a shark cage, Diana goes on an exhilarating, four-year journey together with her finest good friend and coach Bonnie Stoll (Jodie Foster) and a devoted crusing crew. Nyad is directed by acclaimed doc filmmakers Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, making their first narrative characteristic after the doc movies Meru, Free Solo, The Rescue, Return to Area and Wild Life beforehand. The screenplay is by Julia Cox, primarily based on the guide “Discover A Method” by Diana Nyad. Produced by Andrew Lazar and Teddy Schwarzman. Netflix opens Nyad in choose US theaters on October 20th, 2023, then streaming on Netflix beginning November third.