Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman is a 2020 American thriller film directed, written, and co-produced by Emerald Fennell (in her feature directorial debut). It stars Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Connie Britton, and Laverne Cox.

Promising Young Woman
Theatrical release poster with original release date
Directed byEmerald Fennell
Produced by
  • Ben Browning
  • Emerald Fennell
  • Margot Robbie
  • Tom Ackerley
  • Josey McNamara
  • Ashley Fox
Written byEmerald Fennell
Starring
Music byAnthony Willis
CinematographyBenjamin Kračun
Edited byFrédéric Thoraval
Production
companies
Distributed byFocus Features
Release date
  • January 25, 2020 (2020-01-25) (Sundance)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020.[1]

Plot

Everyone said Cassie (Carey Mulligan) was a promising young woman, until a mysterious event abruptly derailed her future. But nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be: she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she is living a secret double life by night. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs of the past.[2]

Cast

Production

In January 2019, it was announced Carey Mulligan had joined the cast of the film, with Emerald Fennell directing from a screenplay she wrote.[3] In March 2019, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox, Max Greenfield, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Sam Richardson and Molly Shannon joined the cast of the film.[4] In April 2019, Angela Zhou and Clancy Brown joined the cast of the film.[5][6]

Filming

Principal photography began on March 26, 2019.[7]

Release

In February 2019, Focus Features acquired distribution rights to the film.[8] It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2020.[9] It was scheduled to be released on April 17, 2020,[10] but it was pulled from the schedule due to the closures of movie theaters since mid March because of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.[11]

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 47 reviews, and an average rating of 7.54/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "A boldly provocative, timely thriller, Promising Young Woman is an auspicious feature debut for writer-director Emerald Fennell -- and a career highlight for Carey Mulligan."[12] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 74 out of 100, based on 14 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[13]

References
  1. "Promising Young Woman". Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  2. Erbland, Kate; Erbland, Kate (December 11, 2019). "'Promising Young Woman' Trailer: Carey Mulligan Out for Revenge in 'Killing Eve' Showrunner Film Debut".
  3. Wiseman, Andreas (January 31, 2019). "Carey Mulligan To Star In FilmNation, LuckyChap Thriller 'Promising Young Woman' — EFM". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  4. N'Duka, Amanda (March 29, 2019). "Bo Burnham To Star Opposite Carey Mulligan In 'Promising Young Woman'; Alison Brie, Connie Britton, Adam Brody & More Round Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  5. N'Duka, Amanda (April 2, 2019). "'Hell on Wheels' Star Angela Zhou Joins 'Promising Young Woman'; Ron Funches Cast In 'Sylvie'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  6. N'Duka, Amanda (April 8, 2019). "Clancy Brown Boards 'Promising Young Woman' At Focus Features". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  7. Fennell, Emerald (March 26, 2019). "Day 1 of "Promising Young Woman"!!!". Twitter.com. Retrieved April 21, 2019.
  8. Fleming Jr, Mike (February 13, 2019). "Focus Boards Carey Mulligan Thriller 'Promising Young Woman'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  9. Siegel, Tatiana (December 4, 2019). "Sundance Unveils Female-Powered Lineup Featuring Taylor Swift, Gloria Steinem, Abortion Road Trip Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  10. "Focus Features to Release PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN on April 17". Broadway World. November 22, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  11. "Promising Young Woman". Focus Features. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  12. "Promising Young Woman (2020)", Rotten Tomatoes, retrieved 2020-03-14
  13. "Promising Young Woman Reviews", Metacritic, retrieved 2020-03-14
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