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EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has picked up nan Hugh Jackman and Elizabeth Banks narrated documentary Mighty Mary from award-winning filmmaker and Olympian Mary Mazzio and Skydance Sports. The pic chronicles nan first all-women’s sailing squad to compete for nan America’s Cup.
The Mazzio directed docu will make its premiere astatine nan Nantucket Film Festival connected June 18 pinch a typical attendance from galore of nan sailors including Olympians, Round-the-World Sailors and World Champions: Amy Baltzell, Merritt Carey, Sarah Cavanagh, Annie Gardner, Suzette Hauʻoli Smith Gurtler, Merritt Palm Keffer, Diana Klybert, Suzy Leech, Linda Lindquist, Marci Porter Lucier, Lisa Charles McDonald, Joan Touchette Porter and Hannah Swett. AMC Theatres will play Mighty Mary starting connected Sept. 11. successful New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, Chicago, Washington DC, Miami, Detroit, San Diego, Atlanta, San Francisco, Annapolis, Oklahoma City, and Traverse City (MI).
Widely dismissed astatine nan clip arsenic a publicity stunt, nan women of “Mighty Mary” defied expectations to go morganatic contenders successful 1 of nan astir demanding competitions successful sports. What began pinch an unfastened telephone advertisement successful The New York Times evolved into a squad of world-class and Olympic athletes including Olympic sailors, Olympic rowers, a Native Hawaiian sailor, and trailblazing women athletes from crossed nan state who challenged nan profoundly entrenched civilization of master sailing.
The documentary follows nan team’s travel arsenic they stunned nan sailing world by defeating Stars & Stripes, helmed by four-time America’s Cup victor Dennis Conner, earlier a arguable backroom determination upended that outcome
Produced by Grant Hill (Atlanta Hawks proprietor and NBA All-Star), Allison Abner (writer for Narcos, The West Wing and Imperfect Women) and Mazzio alongside Skydance Sports, Mighty Marry is besides EP’ed by Jackman and Banks.
“Some stories request to beryllium told — and Mighty Mary is 1 of them. We are honored to partner pinch Mary Mazzio, Allison Abner, Grant Hill and Skydance Sports successful bringing this movie to audiences,” said Sejin Croninger, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Acquisitions, Paramount Pictures. “It is astatine erstwhile a breathtaking sports documentary and a testament to nan women who refused to fto nan boundaries of their athletics specify them.”
“We’re committed to telling stories astir athletes and teams whose effect reaches beyond competition, and Mighty Mary is simply a premier example,” said Lauren Gaffney, Vice President, Unscripted, Skydance Sports. “This movie celebrates a pioneering group of women who refused to judge limitations and made sports history. We’re excited to partner pinch Mary Mazzio and Republic Pictures to stock nan communicative of this singular travel pinch audiences nationwide.”
“It’s been a privilege to bring this hidden gem of history to life acknowledgment to an bonzer collaboration and business pinch Skydance Sports and Republic Pictures who some understood nan ngo and nan tone of this project,” said Mary Mazzio, head of Mighty Mary and laminitis of 50 Eggs Films. “The grit and resilience of these athletes is simply a rousing telephone to girls and young women astir what tin beryllium imaginable successful nan look of what looks to beryllium impossible.”
Mazzio’s erstwhile documentaries see Underwater Dreams, I Am Jane Doe, A Hero for Daisy, A Most Beautiful Thing, and Bad River, films recognized for driving nationalist conversations and societal effect initiatives crossed education, gender equity and civilian rights.
Abner and Mazzio co-wrote Mighty Mary. The pic is besides EP’ed by Arthur M. Blank, Tamia Hill, Sue Wagner, Bryan White, Christine White, Bill Hudson, Laurie M. Tisch, John H. Carlson, Bill McNabb, Katie McNabb, Bruce Herring, Tricia Herring, Dori Walton and Bill Walton, Skydance Sports’ Jesse Sisgold, Jason Reed, Jon Weinbach, Lauren Gaffney on pinch Alexis Garcia and Abner. Original people is by Grammy-winning shaper Shep Crawford. The movie is edited by Kyle Farmer, Mary Mazzio and Shondra Burke, pinch cinematography by Peter Levy and Patrick Ruth. The movie will beryllium distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
