Fanning sisters The Nightingale moved to March 19 2027

The release of "The Nightingale," the first feature film starring sisters Dakota and Elle Fanning, has been postponed by more than a month, moving from February 12, 2027, to March 19, 2027. The World War II drama, produced by Sony's TriStar Pictures, will now open against Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 4" on the new date.

Studio executives cited strategic scheduling as the reason for the shift. They believe positioning the film in the lead-up to the Easter weekend of March 26-28, 2027, and during the spring break period for many college students will provide a stronger launch. The studio also views the historical drama as female-centric counterprogramming in a month with few other major releases explicitly targeting that audience.

Based on Kristin Hannah's globally bestselling novel, the film follows two sisters in German-occupied, war-torn France as they embark on separate, dangerous paths in a fight for survival, love, and freedom. The project has been long in development, with TriStar acquiring the rights in 2015 and the Fanning sisters attaching themselves in 2019. Michael Morris directs from a screenplay by Dana Stevens, taking over the project after original director...