While everyone is waiting for Stranger Things Season 5, fans are about to see a different Millie Bobby Brown in the upcoming Netflix dark fantasy movie Damsel. This time, she won’t be fighting the Demogorgons in the Upside Down or the criminals in Enola Holmes, but a fire-breathing dragon using her sword. Brown will defy the traditional fairy tale norm and prove she’s no damsel in distress in the film’s new trailer as she will save herself from this beast and change a story that no princess in this royal kingdom has dared to do so.
You can see the preview below:
The almost three-minute Damsel trailer starts with Brown, playing the role of Elodie, as she gets set to meet a prince she will marry. But despite the promise to live happily on her own ever after, Angela Bassett, who plays her stepmother, confesses that she doesn’t trust the royal family. “They may be royalty, but that doesn’t make them good people,” she says.
As her wedding ceremony begins, the queen wounds her hand while the prince carries her, not knowing it’s a trap and she’ll be used as a sacrifice and thrown into the depths of a cave where a dragon lives. “What happened to you,” she asks as she sees a bird burning alive.
Later, Robin Wright narrates that Brown has joined a line of women who have helped to build the kingdom, calling the sacrifice a tradition that happens every generation and goes back centuries. Now, Brown has inherited this practice and faced the huge beast. But that doesn’t intimidate Brown, as she swears to escape and stop this ritual that has stolen a lot of innocent women’s lives. From there, a series of action-packed scenes begin, while Brown promises to end the kingdom’s story.
Who are the cast of Damsel?
Damsel features a stellar cast led by Millie Bobby Brown as Elodie. For other cast members, you can check the list below:
Angela Bassett as Lady Bayford
Robin Wright as Queen Isabelle
Ray Winstone as the King
Nick Robinson as Prince Henry
Brooke Carter as Floria
Shohreh Aghdashloo as the Dragon’s voice
What is Damsel about?
Damsel follows the story of the dutiful damsel, Elodie, who agrees to marry a prince only to discover that their marriage is a trap. The royal family uses her as a sacrifice to repay a debt by throwing her in a cave with a dragon, and she has to save herself and survive.
You can read the synopsis below:
A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to discover that the royal family recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. She is then thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, having to solely rely on her wits and will to survive.
Officially announced in March 2020, the film is directed by Carlos Fresnadillo, with Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum as the producers and Dan Mazeau as the scriptwriter. Brown also serves as an executive producer for the movie, which reportedly has a $60-70 million budget.
Are you ready to see Brown as a brave damsel? The film is set to release on March 8 on Netflix. As the actress faces a tragic circumstance again, this only proves that she can play any complex character given to her.
