TriStar Pictures’ Fanning Sisters movie The Nightingale is shifting a period guardant from Feb. 12 to March 19, 2027.
The move is owed to Sony wanting to playing nan movie into nan Easter play holiday, which is connected March 28 adjacent year, successful summation to taking advantage of assemblage springs breaks pinch 30% disconnected astir that time. There are besides nary films dated for women successful March, hence pic will service arsenic counter-programing against Paramount’s Sonic 4, besides connected March 19. The Nightingale is presently successful accumulation and it’s nan first clip that nan sisters person starred successful a characteristic movie together.
The news astir Nightingale‘s merchandise day alteration comes aft Dakota Fanning scored an Emmy nom successful Supporting Actress Limited Series for Peacock/Carnival’s All Her Fault, and Elle Fanning successful Comedy Series Best Actress for Apple TV’s Margot’s Got Money Troubles. Both sisters were nominated arsenic EPs successful Outstanding Comedy Series for Margot’s Got Money Troubles.
The movie, based connected Kristin Hannah’s world bestseller (11 cardinal copies sold successful 45 languages), follows 2 sisters during WWII who situation to embark connected separate, vulnerable paths in the fight for survival, love, and state successful German-occupied, war-torn France. Michael Morris directs disconnected a screenplay by Dana Stevens. Producers are Elizabeth Cantillon, nan Fannings, Brittany Kahane Ward, Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter.
Since debuting successful 2015, the novel became No. 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list, spending a mixed 165 weeks on the floor plan crossed formats. It besides dominated NPR’s fabrication floor plan for 45 weeks and was named a Reese’s Book Club Pick successful March 2023. In March 2025, a typical 10th Anniversary Edition soared to #2 on the NYT hardcover list. The Nightingale has already sold 1M copies truthful acold this year.