Damsel: Everything About Millie Bobby Brown’s New Netflix Movie
Damsel is a story of princesses, ancient debts, dragons, and the fight for survival, where Millie Bobby Brown is the protagonist. Brown has had great successes with Netflix, first as Eleven in Stranger Things (which is about to come to an end with season 5, which begins with a jump in time) and then moving on to titles like Enola Holmes, where We see her as the younger sister of the famous Baker Street detective, Sherlock Holmes (who is played in the films by Henry Cavill), and the list continues to grow. Damsel could be another of her hits.
The film takes us to a world of fantasy and adventure, under the direction of Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (who worked on films like 28 Weeks Later and Intacto), where a different spin is given to the figure of the Damsel in Distress from the movies. from before, who traditionally gets into serious trouble because of a jealous witch, stepmother, or queen and must be rescued by a prince who gives her the possibility of having a different life. Here there is a Damsel in distress and a royal family with a seemingly ideal prince, but it is she who must take control of her destiny and save herself from a terrifying and potentially lethal situation.
Damsel: The Teaser Trailer
The first trailer for Damsel was released during Geeked Week 23 and begins with a first look of Millie Bobby Brown running through a destroyed forest, scared and in dirty clothes, suggesting that she is running away from something dangerous. Her character is Princess Elodie and she must go on the run after it is revealed that she is part of a macabre plan by her fiancé’s family. Elodie is not a warrior, but she has to learn to be one after discovering that her happy ending is not what she imagined.
When is Damsel Will Premiere on Netflix?
For now, there is no exact date for the premiere, but Netflix confirmed that we will be able to see this new story in 2024, along with titles such as The Snow Society and the second part of Rebel Moon, which is called The War That Leaves Marks.
Damsel‘s Cast
Millie Bobby Brown (who is also a producer of the film), from Stranger Things, Godzilla and Enola Holmes, stars in this story as Princess Elodie, and is accompanied by Robin Wright, who already gave life to a legendary princess in The Princess Bride, Nick Robinson, from Jurassic World and Boardwalk Empire, Shohreh Aghdashloo, from 24 and The Expanse, and Oscar nominee Angela Bassett as Lady Bayford.
What is Damsel About? Story Plot
Damsel completely breaks Disney stereotypes, where the evil witch causes misfortunes for a young princess and a prince ends up rescuing her and changing her life forever. The Netflix synopsis reads: In this new fantasy film, a young woman who believes she will marry a perfect prince is thrown into a well where she discovers that she will not be a princess after all, but rather a sacrifice to appease a dragon. thirsty for blood Trying to survive long enough until someone can save her, she soon realizes that no one will come and that this “Damsel” must save herself. Princess Elodie is that idealistic young woman ready to find her prince, but who is thrown into the well, as part of a plan by the royal family to pay an important debt, and although there is a prince, it is she who must find her strength and the way to survive.
