Jerry Bruckheimer Says His New Film Is ‘The Highest-Testing Movie I’ve Ever Made’

In an exclusive interview with us here at MovieWeb, legendary producer Jerry Bruckheimer, who has been nominated for 48 Oscars, won seven, and has produced the Top Gun movies, the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, the National Treasure movies, the Bad Boys movies, and the Beverly Hills Cop series, calls his new movie the “highest-testing movie” he has ever made. Titled Young Woman and the Sea, the movie stars Star Wars actor Daisy Ridley in a real-life story about the first woman to swim across the English Channel.

“It’s the highest-testing movie ever made, and I’ve made some pretty big movies. So audiences really love this movie when they get in there, and people are always looking for good entertainment. And this is really good entertainment. It’s a captivating story. You feel something in there. And it’s well told.”

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We asked Bruckheimer why he bought the rights to the book Young Woman and the Sea, with the hugely successful producer citing the story’s themes of female empowerment and overcoming obstacles that drew him to the project.

“It’s a story about female empowerment. It’s a story about a woman who overcame all kinds of obstacles. She’s an immigrant, she was partially deaf. We try to inspire people. She’s a very inspirational character. And we want people in the world to see her story and see what she had to overcome, so they can see what they can overcome in their lives, too.”

Young Woman and the Sea Has Been Met With Rave Reviews

Young Woman and the Sea

4/5

Young Woman and the Sea tells the story of Gertrude Ederle, an American swimming champion, who first won a gold medal at the 1924 Olympic Games. In 1926, Ederle became the first woman to swim 21 miles across the English Channel.

Release Date

May 31, 2024

Runtime

1h 40m

Distributor(s)

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Directed by Joachim Rønning and written by Jeff Nathanson, Young Woman and the Sea is based on the 2009 book of the same name by Glenn Stout and stars Daisy Ridley alongside Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Stephen Graham, Kim Bodnia, Christopher Eccleston, and Glenn Fleshler.

You can check out the official synopsis for the movie below:

“Daisy Ridley stars as the accomplished swimmer who was born to immigrant parents in New York City in 1905. Through the steadfast support of her older sister and supportive trainers, she overcame adversity and the animosity of a patriarchal society to rise through the ranks of the Olympic swimming team and complete the staggering achievement — a 21-mile trek from France to England.”

Clearly, Bruckheimer knows what he’s doing, with Young Woman and the Sea being met with positive reviews from critics. The movie currently stands at a “Certified Fresh” rating of 86% on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus reading, “Buoyed by Daisy Ridley’s radiant star power and the remarkable trajectory of Gertrude Ederle’s life story, Young Woman and the Sea is an old-fashioned sports movie that harkens back to the classics in the best way.”