There was a time when Disney made ideal family movies that weren’t animated, or live action reboots of animated films. In fact, there was a time when Walt Disney would take on original live action ...

As part of Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series highlighting the scripts behind awards season’s buzziest films, it’s time to dive into Young Woman and the Sea, the Daisy Ridley starrer about American ...

There’s something reassuringly retrograde about Disney taking a break from special-effects spectaculars to release “Young Woman and the Sea,” a theatrical feature about a feisty New Yorker trying to ...

During a time in our modern world when women in sports continue to fight on for a fair shake, whether that be with salaries and/or balanced media coverage compared to their male counterparts, Disney’s ...

In August 1926, American champion swimmer Gertrude “Trudy” Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel, completing the 21-mile feat in 14 hours and 34 minutes—a record that would stand ...

There has never been a better time for women’s sports. Participation is up, and so are television ratings. With the Olympics underway, perhaps it’s the ideal time for a biopic about one of the ...

The 'Star Wars' and 'Magpie' actress faces the seas in Joachim Ronning's portrait of Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim across the English Channel. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic ...

A mother of two has became the first woman to swim to shore from decommissioned sea forts off the Kent coast. Rebekah Kefford, from Birchington, swam the eight miles (12.8km) from the Red Sands forts ...

(L-R) Jeanette Hain an Daisy Ridley in 'Young Woman and the Sea' Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures As part of Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series highlighting the scripts behind awards season’s ...