Taylor Swift’s upcomingErasconcert filmhas other productions fleeing from its path. The latest to shift for Swift isThe Marsh King’s Daughter, which will move back a month.Deadlinereports that theDaisy Ridley-led drama, originally set to premiere on October 6, is being pushed back to November 3, to make way for the concert film. Since the surprise announcement ofTaylor Swift: The Eras Tourlast month, anticipation for it has been at a fever pitch, andticket sales have broken presale records, prompting other distributors to scramble to get their movies away from its October 13 release date.
The biggest name to move has been the long-awaitedExorcist: The Believer,Joseph Gordon Green’s continuation of the venerable horror franchise. Originally planned to hit theaters on October 13,it moved up a week to October 6.Dumb Money, the comedy-drama chronicling the GameStop stock-market saga of 2021, was also moved up a week, from October 6 to September 29. TheMeg Ryan/David Duchovnyromantic comedyWhat Happens Laterwas the next domino to fall – initially planned to bow on October 13, it will now share a release date withThe Marsh King’s Daughter.
What Is ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’ About?
Based on the bestselling 2017 novel byKaren Dionne,The Marsh King’s Daughtercenters around Helena Pelletier (Ridley), who has to confront her long-buried past when her estranged father, Jacob Holbrook (Ben Mendelsohn) escapes from prison. Holbrook, known as the Marsh King, had kidnapped her mother (Unhinged’sCaren Pistorius) decades ago and fathered Helena, raising her with his twisted belief system in the wilderness. Now an adult, she must stop the man who taught her everything she knows about survival.
The film also starsThe Florida Project’sBrooklynn Princeas the young Helena andTulsa King’sGarrett Hedlundas Helena’s husband Stephen. Directed byNeil Burger(Limitless,The Illusionist), and written byMark L. Smith(The Revenant) andElle Smith, the film will be released by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions.
With its new release date,The Marsh King’s Daughterwill now contend with a number of this year’s prestige pictures. Its current release date is also shared bySofia Coppola’sPriscilla PresleybiopicPriscilla,Cord Jefferson’s directorial debutAmerican Fiction, and theColman Domingo-starring civil rights dramaRustin, setting up an interesting tussle at the box office.
The Marsh King’s Daughterwill debut in theaters November 3. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
